77.6% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 73.2%
- 2021: 77.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Macarthur · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Macarthur
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of people finished high school in Macarthur than the national figure. While 77.6% of residents completed Year 12, this is 19 percentage points above the Australian average, though it sits about the same as the territory level.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose by 5.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 77.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Macarthur, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far above the national figure at 36.3%, though this is well below the territory average of 42.9%.
36.3% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Macarthur, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by society and culture at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9 schools within 3km of the area, which is fewer than about 77% of similar areas.
9
Lower than 79% 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).
Schools serving Macarthur
9 schools — 3,387 students, average ICSEA 1,042.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 2
| Fadden Primary School, Fadden | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 641 | 1,076 |
| Gilmore Primary School, Gilmore | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 113 | 981 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Chisholm | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 571 | 989 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Richardson Primary School, Richardson | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 142 | 952 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 871 | 1,041 |
| Wanniassa Hills Primary School, Wanniassa | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 340 | 1,061 |
| Farrer Primary School, Farrer | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 252 | 1,098 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071083/macarthur/topic/education