54.6% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Canley Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Canley Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Canley Vale hold a bachelor degree compared to the rest of the country, with only 15.1% reaching this level. This reflects a broader trend in the area where school completion rates are also well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales average. Roughly 22.4% of the population finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Canley Vale, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 9 or below is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common here than in the state or nation, though 30.1% of those with a qualification hold a bachelor degree. Certificates III and IV are also typical, held by 19.6% of residents.
15.1% ▲ +52.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 15.1%
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 Canley Vale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by engineering at 11.2% 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 in most areas, with an average size of 558 students. While there are 43 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
2.32
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 91% 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).
558
Higher than 79% 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 Vale
43 schools — 23,451 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 10 · Combined 6
| Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale | Government | Secondary | 0.1 km | 1,651 | 954 |
| Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 109 | 1,032 |
| Lansvale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 524 | 934 |
| Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 752 | 973 |
| Warakirri College, Fairfield | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 548 | 902 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 503 | 919 |
| Cabramatta Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 435 | 950 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta, Cabramatta | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 622 | 1,012 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 691 | 997 |
| Carramar Public School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 227 | 931 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,144 | 969 |
| Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 642 | 893 |
| Lansvale East Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 117 | 969 |
| Fairfield Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 386 | 901 |
| Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 250 | 937 |
| Fairfield High School, Fairfield | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,123 | 878 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,320 | 912 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Villawood | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 226 | 1,053 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 529 | 935 |
| Verona School, Fairfield East | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 89 | 889 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,624 | 934 |
| Yennora Public School, Yennora | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 244 | 933 |
| Georges River Environmental Education Centre, Chipping Norton | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | — | — |
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 477 | 950 |
| Lawrence Hargrave School, Warwick Farm | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 59 | 862 |
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 545 | 914 |
| Chipping Norton Public School, Chipping Norton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 333 | 1,018 |
| Villawood East Public School, Villawood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 301 | 898 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,538 | 967 |
| Warwick Farm Public School, Warwick Farm | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 219 | 951 |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 632 | 992 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 396 | 985 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Smithfield Public School, Smithfield | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 517 | 948 |
| Bass High School, Bass Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 874 | 927 |
| HopePoint Christian School, Georges Hall | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 219 | 1,039 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Georges Hall | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 377 | 1,050 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 76 | 956 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 214 | 943 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 843 | 935 |
| Smithfield West Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 300 | 900 |
| Georges River Grammar, Georges Hall | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 933 | 1,095 |
| George Bass School, Bass Hill | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 102 | 979 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Canley Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10791/canley-vale/topic/education