42.2% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ashcroft · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ashcroft
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Ashcroft hold a university degree compared to the rest of the country. Only 7.1% have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This lack of higher qualifications is reflected in the schooling rates, where many residents have not finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. Around 21% of people in Ashcroft have a Year 9 education or less.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ashcroft, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 9 or below (24%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is much less common here than in most areas, with just 7.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.2% of people.
7.1% ▲ +70.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Ashcroft, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 14.7%, followed by society and culture and engineering, which both sit around 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 41 schools within 3 km, though there are fewer schools per child than in most areas. The typical school here is much larger than in other similar places, and 82.9% are government-run.
2.20
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality 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).
624
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ashcroft
41 schools — 24,971 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 9 · Combined 7
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 284 | 887 |
| Ashcroft High School, Ashcroft | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 701 | 877 |
| Sadleir Public School, Sadleir | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 351 | 883 |
| Marsden Road Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 726 | 977 |
| Mainsbridge School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 125 | 949 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 209 | 848 |
| Liverpool West Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 668 | 920 |
| Cartwright Public School, Cartwright | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 241 | 920 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Miller | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 315 | 1,003 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 214 | 943 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 76 | 956 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 368 | 951 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Lurnea | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 400 | 1,062 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 243 | 892 |
| Lurnea Public School, Lurnea | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 440 | 906 |
| Miller High School, Miller | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 816 | 878 |
| Miller Public School, Miller | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 266 | 880 |
| All Saints Catholic College, Liverpool | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 2,138 | 1,038 |
| Al Amanah College, Liverpool | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 939 | 1,012 |
| Liverpool Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 562 | 960 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 544 | 902 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 304 | 895 |
| Warwick Farm Public School, Warwick Farm | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 219 | 951 |
| Liverpool Hospital School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | — | — |
| Liverpool Girls High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 704 | 941 |
| Liverpool Boys High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 555 | 925 |
| Lurnea High School, Lurnea | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 696 | 902 |
| Gulyangarri Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 267 | 959 |
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 477 | 950 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,624 | 934 |
| Casula Public School, Casula | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 660 | 980 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| Lawrence Hargrave School, Warwick Farm | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 59 | 862 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 238 | 900 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 365 | 973 |
| Prestons Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 586 | 962 |
| Amity College, Prestons, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 2,588 | 1,096 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ashcroft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10098/ashcroft/topic/education