40.0% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Castlereagh · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Castlereagh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Castlereagh finished high school compared to the state average, with only 40% completing Year 12. This gap defines the local education landscape, where higher qualifications are also much less common than in the rest of New South Wales.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 36.9% of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Castlereagh splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.7% of the area, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.4% of people.
14.7% ▲ +45.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 14.7%
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 Castlereagh, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 24.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 19.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Castlereagh has a high number of schools, with 19 located within 3km and 10.87 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
10.87
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
409
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Castlereagh
19 schools — 7,370 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| The Lakes Christian College, Castlereagh | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 330 | 1,022 |
| Castlereagh Public School, Castlereagh | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 126 | 968 |
| St Paul's Grammar School, Cranebrook | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 824 | 1,121 |
| Henry Fulton Public School, Cranebrook | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 219 | 998 |
| Samuel Terry Public School, Cranebrook | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 521 | 980 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Cranebrook | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 518 | 1,025 |
| Penrith Lakes Environmental Education Centre, Castlereagh | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | — | — |
| Cranebrook High School, Cranebrook | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 871 | 916 |
| Braddock Public School, Cranebrook | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 332 | 880 |
| Penola Catholic College Emu Plains, Emu Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 6.3 km | 709 | 1,024 |
| Emu Heights Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 237 | 1,006 |
| Mount Riverview Public School, Mount Riverview | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 231 | 1,050 |
| Kingswood Park Public School, Penrith | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 166 | 810 |
| Cambridge Gardens Public School, Cambridge Park | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 341 | 965 |
| Londonderry Public School, Londonderry | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 235 | 939 |
| Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School, Emu Plains | Government | Secondary | 6.9 km | 807 | 994 |
| St Nicholas of Myra Primary School, Penrith | Catholic | Primary | 7.8 km | 169 | 1,068 |
| Emu Plains Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 406 | 993 |
| Our Lady of The Way Primary School, Emu Plains | Catholic | Primary | 8.0 km | 328 | 1,047 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Castlereagh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10849/castlereagh/topic/education