51.2% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cabramatta · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cabramatta
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents hold high-level degrees compared to similar areas, making Cabramatta a place with a distinct educational profile. Only 11.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.2% of people finished Year 12, a result that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales average. Around 25.6% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cabramatta, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 9 or below is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with the 11.8% who hold a bachelor degree or higher falling far below the state average of 27.8%. Certificates III and IV are more frequent, held by 18% of the population.
11.8% ▲ +62.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Cabramatta, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cabramatta has some of the largest schools in the region, with an average size of 586 students. There are 61 schools within 3km, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
1.25
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
61
Higher than 94% 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).
586
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cabramatta
61 schools — 34,551 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 46 · Catholic 11 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 40 · Secondary 14 · Combined 7
| Cabramatta Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 435 | 950 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,624 | 934 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta, Cabramatta | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 622 | 1,012 |
| Lawrence Hargrave School, Warwick Farm | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 59 | 862 |
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 477 | 950 |
| Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 752 | 973 |
| Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 109 | 1,032 |
| Warwick Farm Public School, Warwick Farm | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 219 | 951 |
| Lansvale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 524 | 934 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 529 | 935 |
| Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,651 | 954 |
| Liverpool Boys High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 555 | 925 |
| Gulyangarri Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 267 | 959 |
| Liverpool Girls High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 704 | 941 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 76 | 956 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 214 | 943 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 503 | 919 |
| Liverpool Hospital School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | — | — |
| All Saints Catholic College, Liverpool | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 2,138 | 1,038 |
| Georges River Environmental Education Centre, Chipping Norton | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | — | — |
| Lansvale East Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 117 | 969 |
| Chipping Norton Public School, Chipping Norton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 333 | 1,018 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,320 | 912 |
| Marsden Road Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 726 | 977 |
| Liverpool Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 562 | 960 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 396 | 985 |
| Warakirri College, Fairfield | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 548 | 902 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 368 | 951 |
| Carramar Public School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 227 | 931 |
| Newbridge Heights Public School, Moorebank | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 440 | 1,055 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 545 | 914 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 691 | 997 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,538 | 967 |
| Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 642 | 893 |
| Moorebank High School, Moorebank | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 992 | 1,022 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorebank | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 440 | 1,074 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Villawood | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 226 | 1,053 |
| Al Amanah College, Liverpool | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 939 | 1,012 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,144 | 969 |
| Fairfield Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 386 | 901 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 284 | 887 |
| Mainsbridge School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 125 | 949 |
| HopePoint Christian School, Georges Hall | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 219 | 1,039 |
| Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 250 | 937 |
| Liverpool West Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 668 | 920 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 843 | 935 |
| Ashcroft High School, Ashcroft | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 701 | 877 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 209 | 848 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Georges Hall | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 377 | 1,050 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 238 | 900 |
| Sadleir Public School, Sadleir | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 351 | 883 |
| Villawood East Public School, Villawood | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 301 | 898 |
| Bass High School, Bass Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 874 | 927 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Lurnea | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 400 | 1,062 |
| Cartwright Public School, Cartwright | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 241 | 920 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Miller | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 315 | 1,003 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 243 | 892 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cabramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10738/cabramatta/topic/education