53.2% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carramar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carramar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Carramar hold a university degree compared to the state or national average. Only 14.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This trend is mirrored in school completion rates, where Carramar sits well below the national average for Year 12 graduates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure of 58.8%. Other common levels of schooling include Year 9 or below at 17.4% and Year 10 at 13.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carramar, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 9 or below is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 14.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Among those with qualifications, 20.5% hold a Certificate III or IV and 16.4% have a diploma or advanced diploma.
14.5% ▲ +61.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Carramar splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are management and commerce at 16.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.3% and society and culture at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Carramar has 35 schools within 3 km, among the largest number at this level, with a typical school size of 526 students. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
35
Higher than 89% 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).
526
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
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 Carramar
35 schools — 17,874 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Carramar Public School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 227 | 931 |
| Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 250 | 937 |
| Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,651 | 954 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Villawood | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 226 | 1,053 |
| Lansvale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 524 | 934 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 691 | 997 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,144 | 969 |
| Warakirri College, Fairfield | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 548 | 902 |
| Lansvale East Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 117 | 969 |
| Verona School, Fairfield East | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 89 | 889 |
| Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 109 | 1,032 |
| Yennora Public School, Yennora | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 244 | 933 |
| Fairfield Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 386 | 901 |
| Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 642 | 893 |
| Fairfield High School, Fairfield | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,123 | 878 |
| Villawood East Public School, Villawood | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 301 | 898 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 503 | 919 |
| Cabramatta Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 435 | 950 |
| Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 752 | 973 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta, Cabramatta | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 622 | 1,012 |
| Georges River Environmental Education Centre, Chipping Norton | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | — | — |
| Old Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 411 | 903 |
| Bass High School, Bass Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 874 | 927 |
| Rowland Hassall School, Chester Hill | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 63 | 889 |
| Chipping Norton Public School, Chipping Norton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 333 | 1,018 |
| Chester Hill High School, Chester Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,056 | 912 |
| George Bass School, Bass Hill | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 102 | 979 |
| HopePoint Christian School, Georges Hall | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 219 | 1,039 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,320 | 912 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Georges Hall | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 377 | 1,050 |
| Chester Hill Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 578 | 958 |
| Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 623 | 943 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 342 | 1,028 |
| Georges River Grammar, Georges Hall | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 933 | 1,095 |
| Lawrence Hargrave School, Warwick Farm | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 59 | 862 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carramar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10825/carramar/topic/education