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Calga · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Calga

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of 19 percentage points separates Calga from the rest of the state in Year 12 completion. While a fair few adults hold university degrees, the area generally sees far fewer people finishing high school compared to New South Wales and national figures.

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Where Calga sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

22.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Calga — higher than 72% of areas.

Calga22.0%
2250, NSW 22.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 39.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About a quarter of people finished Year 10, while 12.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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39.6% —

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Calga, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 12 39.6% Year 10 24.8% Year 9 or below 12.9% Year 11 7.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.0% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 29.7% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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22.0% —

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Calga splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 26%.

Certificate III / IV 29.7% Bachelor degree 25.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 21.6% Postgraduate degree 6.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 17.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.9% and Health at 13.5%.

Field of qualification

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Calga splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (25%) and Management & commerce (21%), with Health at 19%.

Engineering & related 17.6% Management & commerce 14.9% Health 13.5% Agriculture & environment 10.8% Information technology 6.8% Society & culture 6.8%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar locations.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Calga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10751/calga/topic/education