39.6% ▲ +26.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cartwright · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cartwright
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 39.6% of people in Cartwright have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This area has a much lower rate of higher education than most other places. While many residents hold vocational certificates, very few have a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with Year 12 completion sitting 19 points below the Australian average. Around 22.1% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cartwright, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 9 or below (25%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 6.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.2% of people.
6.5% ▲ +94.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Cartwright, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 13.8%, followed by society and culture at 11.6%. Engineering and related studies make up 10.7% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a small number of schools for the amount of children, but those schools are much larger than most other areas. Most students attend government schools, which make up 80.5% of the sector.
1.68
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
Higher than 90% 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).
643
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cartwright
41 schools — 25,735 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 10 · Combined 6
| Cartwright Public School, Cartwright | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 241 | 920 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Miller | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 315 | 1,003 |
| Miller High School, Miller | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 816 | 878 |
| Lurnea Public School, Lurnea | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 440 | 906 |
| Miller Public School, Miller | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 266 | 880 |
| Ashcroft High School, Ashcroft | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 701 | 877 |
| Sadleir Public School, Sadleir | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 351 | 883 |
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 284 | 887 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 243 | 892 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Lurnea | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 400 | 1,062 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 209 | 848 |
| Mainsbridge School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 125 | 949 |
| Liverpool West Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 668 | 920 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 544 | 902 |
| Lurnea High School, Lurnea | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 696 | 902 |
| Amity College, Prestons, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 2,588 | 1,096 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Hoxton Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 469 | 1,037 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 304 | 895 |
| Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 895 | 940 |
| Prestons Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 586 | 962 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic College, Hinchinbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,297 | 1,006 |
| Marsden Road Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 726 | 977 |
| Hinchinbrook Public School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 487 | 959 |
| Dalmeny Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 671 | 1,012 |
| Casula Public School, Casula | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 660 | 980 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 368 | 951 |
| Casula High School, Casula | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,281 | 957 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 365 | 973 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 214 | 943 |
| Al Amanah College, Liverpool | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 939 | 1,012 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 76 | 956 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Prestons | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 646 | 1,088 |
| Hoxton Park Public School, Hoxton Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 531 | 985 |
| Liverpool Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 562 | 960 |
| All Saints Catholic College, Liverpool | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 2,138 | 1,038 |
| Middleton Grange Public School, Middleton Grange | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 465 | 1,010 |
| Liverpool Hospital School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | — | — |
| Liverpool Girls High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 704 | 941 |
| Liverpool Boys High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 555 | 925 |
| Gulyangarri Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 267 | 959 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cartwright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10837/cartwright/topic/education