51.2% ▲ +25.3%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard have finished Year 12, though this is still well below the national figure. While the area has a much lower rate of university degrees than most places, educational attainment has improved steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 51.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is a positive shift for the area, as the rate rose by 10 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 9 or below is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 12.3% of adults, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 25.1% of the population.
12.3% ▲ +71.9%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools in the area, all of which are government-run. While the average school size is smaller than in most areas, there are 58 schools within 3 km, which is among the largest counts for this level.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.14
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
58
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
1,398
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
350
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
976
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard
58 schools — 36,037 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Government 46 · Catholic 8 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 37 · Secondary 14 · Combined 7
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 368 | 951 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 76 | 956 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 214 | 943 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 477 | 950 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 209 | 848 |
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 284 | 887 |
| Marsden Road Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 726 | 977 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 238 | 900 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,624 | 934 |
| Sadleir Public School, Sadleir | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 351 | 883 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 529 | 935 |
| Ashcroft High School, Ashcroft | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 701 | 877 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 396 | 985 |
| Warwick Farm Public School, Warwick Farm | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 219 | 951 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 243 | 892 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Miller | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 315 | 1,003 |
| All Saints Catholic College, Liverpool | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 2,138 | 1,038 |
| Mainsbridge School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 125 | 949 |
| Lawrence Hargrave School, Warwick Farm | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 59 | 862 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 304 | 895 |
| Liverpool West Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 668 | 920 |
| Liverpool Boys High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 555 | 925 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta, Cabramatta | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 622 | 1,012 |
| Cartwright Public School, Cartwright | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 241 | 920 |
| Liverpool Girls High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 704 | 941 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 544 | 902 |
| Gulyangarri Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 267 | 959 |
| Liverpool Hospital School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Liverpool Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 562 | 960 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 923 | 927 |
| Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 752 | 973 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 286 | 963 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 365 | 973 |
| Miller High School, Miller | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 816 | 878 |
| Cabramatta Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 435 | 950 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 691 | 954 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
| Miller Public School, Miller | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 266 | 880 |
| Al Amanah College, Liverpool | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 939 | 1,012 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Lurnea | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 400 | 1,062 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,320 | 912 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 769 | 989 |
| Lurnea Public School, Lurnea | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 440 | 906 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,538 | 967 |
| Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 109 | 1,032 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 843 | 935 |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 419 | 894 |
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 545 | 914 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 503 | 919 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| Hinchinbrook Public School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 487 | 959 |
| Lansvale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 524 | 934 |
| Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,651 | 954 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021512/cabramatta-west-mount-pritchard/topic/education