53.2% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Canley Vale - Canley Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Canley Vale - Canley Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of residents in Canley Vale - Canley Heights have now finished Year 12, following a steady climb in school completion rates. While university degrees are far less common here than in the rest of the state, the area is served by a high number of schools and large student enrolments.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 8.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 53.2%. This figure is still well below the New South Wales and national averages, which both sit around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Canley Vale - Canley Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 9 or below is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This rate has grown by 5 percentage points since 2011, with bachelor degrees being the most common high-level qualification at 29.1%.
13.6% ▲ +57.7%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Canley Vale - Canley Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 20.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.0% and society and culture at 9.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools and 3,565 enrolments, making it larger than about 86% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas, and there are fewer schools per 1,000 children.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.29
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
55
Higher than 89% 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).
3,565
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
713
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
955
Lower than 79% 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 Canley Vale - Canley Heights
55 schools — 31,779 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 40 · Catholic 9 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 35 · Secondary 13 · Combined 7
| Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 752 | 973 |
| Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 109 | 1,032 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta, Cabramatta | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 622 | 1,012 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 503 | 919 |
| Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,651 | 954 |
| Cabramatta Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 435 | 950 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,320 | 912 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 529 | 935 |
| Lansvale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 524 | 934 |
| Warakirri College, Fairfield | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 548 | 902 |
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 477 | 950 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,624 | 934 |
| Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 642 | 893 |
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 545 | 914 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 691 | 997 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,538 | 967 |
| Fairfield Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 386 | 901 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 396 | 985 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,144 | 969 |
| Lawrence Hargrave School, Warwick Farm | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 59 | 862 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Fairfield High School, Fairfield | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,123 | 878 |
| Lansvale East Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 117 | 969 |
| Carramar Public School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 227 | 931 |
| Warwick Farm Public School, Warwick Farm | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 219 | 951 |
| Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 250 | 937 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 843 | 935 |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 632 | 992 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 76 | 956 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 214 | 943 |
| Smithfield Public School, Smithfield | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 517 | 948 |
| Georges River Environmental Education Centre, Chipping Norton | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | — | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Villawood | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 226 | 1,053 |
| Verona School, Fairfield East | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 89 | 889 |
| Smithfield West Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 300 | 900 |
| Yennora Public School, Yennora | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 244 | 933 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| Chipping Norton Public School, Chipping Norton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 333 | 1,018 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 368 | 951 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,288 | 978 |
| Villawood East Public School, Villawood | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 301 | 898 |
| William Stimson Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 459 | 973 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 923 | 927 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 4.5 km | 691 | 954 |
| Aspect Western Sydney School, Wetherill Park | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 167 | 1,039 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 238 | 900 |
| HopePoint Christian School, Georges Hall | Independent | Primary | 4.7 km | 219 | 1,039 |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 419 | 894 |
| Bass High School, Bass Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 874 | 927 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Georges Hall | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 377 | 1,050 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Bossley Park | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 641 | 1,009 |
| Georges River Grammar, Georges Hall | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 933 | 1,095 |
| George Bass School, Bass Hill | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 102 | 979 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Canley Vale - Canley Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021513/canley-vale-canley-heights/topic/education