52.2% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Canley Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Canley Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Canley Heights have seen a steady climb since 2011, though they still trail state figures. While more than half of adults have finished Year 12, the area has far fewer university degrees than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. Roughly a quarter of the population left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Canley Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 9 or below is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 28.5% and Certificate III or IV at 20.3%.
12.5% ▲ +64.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Canley Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 10.8% and society and culture at 9.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Canley Heights has some of the largest average school sizes and the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children. Government schools make up the bulk of the sector at 73.8%, with 64.3% of all local schools being primary.
0.45
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).
657
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Canley Heights
42 schools — 27,604 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 12 · Combined 3
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 529 | 935 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,320 | 912 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 396 | 985 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 752 | 973 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,538 | 967 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta, Cabramatta | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 622 | 1,012 |
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 545 | 914 |
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 477 | 950 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 503 | 919 |
| Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 109 | 1,032 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 843 | 935 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,624 | 934 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| Cabramatta Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 435 | 950 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 76 | 956 |
| Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,651 | 954 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 214 | 943 |
| Smithfield West Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 300 | 900 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 368 | 951 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 923 | 927 |
| Lansvale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 524 | 934 |
| Warakirri College, Fairfield | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 548 | 902 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 691 | 954 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Lawrence Hargrave School, Warwick Farm | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 59 | 862 |
| Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 642 | 893 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,288 | 978 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 238 | 900 |
| Warwick Farm Public School, Warwick Farm | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 219 | 951 |
| Smithfield Public School, Smithfield | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 517 | 948 |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 632 | 992 |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 419 | 894 |
| William Stimson Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 459 | 973 |
| Fairfield Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 386 | 901 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 691 | 997 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Bossley Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 641 | 1,009 |
| Fairfield High School, Fairfield | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,123 | 878 |
| Aspect Western Sydney School, Wetherill Park | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 167 | 1,039 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,144 | 969 |
| Lansvale East Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 117 | 969 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Canley Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10790/canley-heights/topic/education