35.6% ▲ +26.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cartwrights Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cartwrights Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 35.6% of residents in Cartwrights Hill finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lower level of schooling is reflected in the qualifications of adults, where very few hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common highest school year completed at 40.2%. Far fewer people finished Year 12 here compared to New South Wales, with a gap of 23 percentage points.
Highest year of school
View on map →Cartwrights Hill splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (44%) and Year 12 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by only 10.8% of adults, which is far below the state and national figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36%.
10.8% ▲ +35.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Cartwrights Hill, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Management and Commerce being the most common at 13.5%, followed by Health at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are generally much larger than most others and have a much higher average advantage score.
3
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).
528
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,070
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cartwrights Hill
3 schools — 1,583 students, average ICSEA 1,070.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| The Riverina Anglican College, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,000 | 1,104 |
| North Wagga Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 181 | 999 |
| Estella Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 402 | 1,019 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cartwrights Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10838/cartwrights-hill/topic/education