46.6% ▲ +151.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cliftleigh · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cliftleigh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Cliftleigh have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 46.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This creates a local profile where practical trade qualifications are much more common than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and Australian averages, sitting at 46.6%. About 30.8% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 10.1% finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cliftleigh, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 13.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most frequent, held by 46.3% of people.
13.3% ▲ +148.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Cliftleigh, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by engineering at 16.0% and health at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 3 schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas, though the typical school size is larger than most. Two-thirds of these schools are government run, and the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
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).
445
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
904
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cliftleigh
3 schools — 1,335 students, average ICSEA 904.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Kurri Kurri High School, Kurri Kurri | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 917 | 894 |
| Gillieston Public School, Gillieston Heights | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 404 | 922 |
| The Heights Learning Community, Gillieston Heights | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 14 | 1,058 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cliftleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10931/cliftleigh/topic/education