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Cathcart · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Cathcart

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

A gap of 24 percentage points separates Cathcart from the national average in Year 12 completion. Only 34.7% of residents finished high school, and university degrees are rare here. This reflects a community where formal higher education is much less common than in the rest of the state.

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Where Cathcart sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cathcart — lower than 88% of areas.

Cathcart4.9%
2632, NSW 11.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales figure, with only 34.7% of people finishing school. About 31.9% of residents stopped after Year 10, and 19.4% left at Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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34.7% —

Lower than 77% 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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Cathcart splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.

Year 12 34.7% Year 10 31.9% Year 9 or below 19.4% Year 11 6.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon in Cathcart, where only 4.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national figure, with most qualified residents holding a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.9% —

Lower than 88% 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 Cathcart, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 37.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.0% Certificate I / II 10.9% Bachelor degree 8.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 23.9%, followed by food, hospitality and personal services at 13%.

Field of qualification

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In Cathcart, the largest group is Management & commerce at 25%, followed by Food, hospitality & personal services (14%) and Engineering & related (11%).

Management & commerce 23.9% Food, hospitality & personal services 13.0% Engineering & related 10.9% Agriculture & environment 10.9% Health 10.9% Architecture & building 8.7% Education 8.7% Society & culture 8.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

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).

Schools in and around Cathcart — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Cathcart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10854/cathcart/topic/education