44.0% ▲ +40.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cardiff South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cardiff South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Cardiff South have finished high school compared to the state average, with only 44% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where a much smaller proportion of adults hold university degrees than the national figure. It is an area where trade certifications are more common than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. About 33% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 11% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cardiff South, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.7% of the population, which is far below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.6% of residents.
15.7% ▲ +69.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 Cardiff South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.1% and engineering at 16.9%. Other notable areas of study include society and culture and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cardiff South has a higher school advantage score than most areas, and while there are 25 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most places. Most schools are government-run primary schools.
1.86
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 87% 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).
331
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,037
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cardiff South
25 schools — 8,280 students, average ICSEA 1,037.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 298 | 1,017 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 778 | 986 |
| Cardiff Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 283 | 1,000 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 130 | 1,071 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 63 | 940 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| Warners Bay High School, Warners Bay | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,161 | 1,056 |
| Cardiff North Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 149 | 1,014 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Biddabah Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 348 | 1,065 |
| Mount Hutton Public School, Mount Hutton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 166 | 940 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Warners Bay | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 418 | 1,093 |
| Charlestown South Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 235 | 1,075 |
| Glendale East Public School, Glendale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 232 | 956 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| Lakeside School, Gateshead | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 58 | 910 |
| New Lambton Heights Infants School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 55 | 1,100 |
| Warners Bay Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 340 | 1,027 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School, Glendale | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 237 | 1,072 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, Glendale | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 153 | 1,036 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 234 | 1,037 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| Argenton Public School, Argenton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 46 | 934 |
| Glendale Technology High School, Glendale | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 802 | 946 |
| Macquarie College, Wallsend | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,060 | 1,110 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cardiff South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10810/cardiff-south/topic/education