51.0% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cabramatta West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cabramatta West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Cabramatta West have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to the rest of the state. Only about half of the population has completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a local workforce that relies more heavily on practical experience and trade certificates than formal academic qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 51.0% of people here finished Year 12, which is well below both the state and national figures. Roughly 24.8% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cabramatta West, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 9 or below is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.4% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 28.3% and Certificate III or IV at 21.1%.
12.4% ▲ +77.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
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 West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 20.7%, followed by engineering at 10.7% and society and culture at 10.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most, with an average size of 641 students. Most of the 42 schools within 3km are government-run (85.7%) and predominantly primary schools.
0.69
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
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).
641
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 70% 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 West
42 schools — 26,279 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 36 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 11 · Combined 4
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 477 | 950 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 76 | 956 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 529 | 935 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 368 | 951 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 214 | 943 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 396 | 985 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,624 | 934 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 238 | 900 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta, Cabramatta | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 622 | 1,012 |
| Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 752 | 973 |
| Warwick Farm Public School, Warwick Farm | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 219 | 951 |
| Marsden Road Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 726 | 977 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 209 | 848 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,320 | 912 |
| Lawrence Hargrave School, Warwick Farm | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 59 | 862 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,538 | 967 |
| Cabramatta Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 435 | 950 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 923 | 927 |
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 284 | 887 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 843 | 935 |
| Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 109 | 1,032 |
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 545 | 914 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 691 | 954 |
| All Saints Catholic College, Liverpool | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 2,138 | 1,038 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 503 | 919 |
| Sadleir Public School, Sadleir | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 351 | 883 |
| Liverpool Boys High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 555 | 925 |
| Liverpool Girls High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 704 | 941 |
| Gulyangarri Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 267 | 959 |
| Ashcroft High School, Ashcroft | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 701 | 877 |
| Liverpool Hospital School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | — | — |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 419 | 894 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 286 | 963 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 243 | 892 |
| Liverpool Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 562 | 960 |
| Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,651 | 954 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 304 | 895 |
| Lansvale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 524 | 934 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cabramatta West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10739/cabramatta-west/topic/education