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Higher than 67% 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).
Carrs Peninsula · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carrs Peninsula
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Government schools make up two-thirds of the options in Carrs Peninsula. The area provides more school choices nearby than many similar places, though its schools tend to be larger than usual.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 46%, ahead of Year 10 (23%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carrs Peninsula, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Bachelor degree at 120%, ahead of Certificate III / IV (60%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Carrs Peninsula, Bachelor degree is the majority at 67%; Certificate III / IV is next at 33%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Architecture & building at 80%, ahead of Society & culture (60%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score is 954, which is lower than most areas.
498
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carrs Peninsula
3 schools — 1,494 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Westlawn Public School, Grafton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 467 | 940 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Grafton | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 259 | 1,020 |
| Grafton High School, Grafton | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 768 | 941 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carrs Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10835/carrs-peninsula/topic/education