69.9% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carlton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carlton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high level of schooling and university education defines the daily life of Carlton residents. Nearly 70% of people here finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure of 58.8%. This strong academic foundation is mirrored in the adult population, where a third hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than most areas at 69.9%, which is 11 percentage points above both the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carlton, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 33.3% of the population, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
33.3% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 Carlton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (19%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 27.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.5% and society and culture at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most and have an advantage score much higher than most areas. There are 55 schools within 3 km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest at this level.
0.61
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
55
Higher than 93% 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).
467
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,079
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carlton
55 schools — 25,195 students, average ICSEA 1,079.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 15 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 15 · Combined 6
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 514 | 1,064 |
| Carlton Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 599 | 1,041 |
| St George Christian School, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 845 | 1,159 |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, South Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 210 | 1,130 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| St George Hospital School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | — | — |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| Hurstville Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 1,048 | 1,102 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Kogarah | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 416 | 1,117 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| Hurstville Adventist School, Hurstville | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 166 | 1,114 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| Georges River College Hurstville Campus, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 267 | 1,017 |
| St George School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 64 | 1,055 |
| Moorefield Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 372 | 1,025 |
| James Cook Boys High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 473 | 1,022 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 408 | 1,088 |
| Marist College Kogarah, Bexley | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,045 | 1,076 |
| Kogarah High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 787 | 993 |
| Woniora Road School, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 46 | 999 |
| Kogarah Public School, Kogarah | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 456 | 1,087 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| Hurstville South Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 453 | 1,077 |
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,043 | 1,146 |
| Ramsgate Public School, Ramsgate | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 447 | 1,039 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci, Sans Souci | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 218 | 1,091 |
| Connells Point Public School, South Hurstville | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 204 | 1,092 |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley, Bexley | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 179 | 1,089 |
| Sans Souci Public School, Sans Souci | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 523 | 1,060 |
| Brighton-Le-Sands Public School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 433 | 1,064 |
| Bexley Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 249 | 1,005 |
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 321 | 1,053 |
| St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College, Bexley | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 372 | 1,123 |
| Hurstville Grove Infants School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 59 | 1,097 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le Sands, Brighton-Le-Sands | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 198 | 1,090 |
| Bald Face Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 246 | 1,123 |
| Kingsgrove High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 672 | 986 |
| Arkana College, Kingsgrove | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 231 | 1,092 |
| Kingsgrove Public School, Kingsgrove | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 268 | 1,010 |
| Penshurst Public School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 458 | 1,061 |
| St Declan's Catholic Primary School, Penshurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 539 | 1,108 |
| Cairnsfoot School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 99 | 1,036 |
| Georges River College Penshurst Campus, Penshurst | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 488 | 1,038 |
| Bexley North Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| St Dominic Savio School, Rockdale | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 41 | 1,053 |
| Marist Catholic College Penshurst, Mortdale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,343 | 1,090 |
| Carinya School, Mortdale | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 55 | 975 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 439 | 1,113 |
| St Ursula's College, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,110 | 1,095 |
| Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus, Oatley | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 741 | 1,022 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oatley | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 219 | 1,131 |
| Beverly Hills Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 320 | 1,051 |
| Sylvania Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 167 | 1,038 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10818/carlton/topic/education