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Carrington · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Carrington

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

More than 76% of Carrington residents list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling. This is a place where very few people have finished high school or gone on to university, leaving it far below state and national figures for formal education.

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Where Carrington sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Carrington — lower than 99% of areas.

Carrington0.0%
2324, NSW 10.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 11.5% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen in New South Wales. Most residents left school earlier, with 76.9% finishing at Year 10 and 19.2% finishing at Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Carrington, Year 10 is the majority at 71%; Year 9 or below is next at 18%.

Year 10 76.9% Year 9 or below 19.2% Year 12 11.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

There are no adults in the area with a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest levels for the region and is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Carrington, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 76.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Society & culture at 46%, ahead of Engineering & related (38%).

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In Carrington, the largest group is Society & culture at 43%, followed by Engineering & related (36%) and Architecture & building (21%).

Society & culture 46.2% Engineering & related 38.5% Architecture & building 23.1%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools located within 3km of the area, making it smaller in this regard than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10828/carrington/topic/education