61.4% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Casula · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Casula
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce qualifications are the most common field of study in Casula, where 21% of qualified adults hold a degree in this area. While high school completion rates have climbed significantly over the last decade, the proportion of people with university degrees remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than 61% of people in Casula finished Year 12, which is a little above the national figure. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 51.4% of residents had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Casula, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average. However, the number of people with these qualifications rose by 6.4 percentage points since 2011.
21.1% ▲ +43.5%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Casula splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Aside from management and commerce, the most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 14.5%, followed by society and culture at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Casula has two government schools with an average size of 971 students, which is among the highest for similar areas. Despite these large schools, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest in the region.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.57
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
Higher than 84% 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).
1,941
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
971
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 74% 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 Casula
42 schools — 27,054 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 6 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 11 · Secondary 10
| Casula High School, Casula | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 1,281 | 957 |
| Prestons Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 586 | 962 |
| Lurnea High School, Lurnea | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 696 | 902 |
| Casula Public School, Casula | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 660 | 980 |
| Hurlstone Agricultural High School, Glenfield | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 934 | 1,147 |
| Glenfield Public School, Glenfield | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 470 | 1,070 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Lurnea | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 400 | 1,062 |
| Amity College, Prestons, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 2,588 | 1,096 |
| Lurnea Public School, Lurnea | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 440 | 906 |
| Campbell House School, Glenfield | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 60 | 890 |
| Dalmeny Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 671 | 1,012 |
| Glenfield Park School, Glenfield | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 63 | 896 |
| Glenwood Public School, Glenfield | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 216 | 988 |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Prestons | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 646 | 1,088 |
| Ajuga School, Glenfield | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 53 | 900 |
| Liverpool West Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 668 | 920 |
| Cartwright Public School, Cartwright | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 241 | 920 |
| Mainsbridge School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 125 | 949 |
| Al Amanah College, Liverpool | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 939 | 1,012 |
| Miller High School, Miller | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 816 | 878 |
| Ashcroft High School, Ashcroft | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 701 | 877 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Miller | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 315 | 1,003 |
| Macarthur Adventist College, Macquarie Fields | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 695 | 1,051 |
| Wattle Grove Public School, Wattle Grove | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 427 | 1,035 |
| Guise Public School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 221 | 880 |
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 284 | 887 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Hoxton Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 469 | 1,037 |
| Sadleir Public School, Sadleir | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 351 | 883 |
| James Meehan High School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 395 | 884 |
| St Francis Catholic College, Edmondson Park | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,559 | 1,088 |
| Liverpool Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 562 | 960 |
| EDEN College, Macquarie Fields | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 61 | 901 |
| Marsden Road Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 726 | 977 |
| William Carey Christian School, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,325 | 1,105 |
| Edmondson Park Public School, Edmondson Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 897 | 1,077 |
| St Mark's Coptic Orthodox College, Wattle Grove | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 896 | 1,132 |
| Bardia Public School, Bardia | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 953 | 1,070 |
| All Saints Catholic College, Liverpool | Catholic | Combined | 4.6 km | 2,138 | 1,038 |
| Liverpool Hospital School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | — | — |
| Liverpool Girls High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 704 | 941 |
| Gulyangarri Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 267 | 959 |
| Liverpool Boys High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 555 | 925 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Casula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127031522/casula/topic/education