48.5% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cranebrook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cranebrook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Cranebrook have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 48.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is 10 percentage points below the New South Wales and national figures. This gap extends to higher education, where bachelor degrees are much less common than in other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 48.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. Other common highest levels of schooling include Year 10 at 29.9% and Year 9 or below at 9.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cranebrook, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.8% of the population, a figure far below the New South Wales and national averages. The most common highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41% of residents.
14.8% ▲ +51.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 Cranebrook, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Of those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 20%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.8%. Society and culture is the third most common at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 23 schools within 3km, which is more than 91% of similar areas, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children. Most of these schools are government-run (65.2%) and are typically larger than those in other areas.
1.66
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 87% 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).
538
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cranebrook
23 schools — 11,834 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Henry Fulton Public School, Cranebrook | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 219 | 998 |
| Samuel Terry Public School, Cranebrook | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 521 | 980 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Cranebrook | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 518 | 1,025 |
| Cranebrook High School, Cranebrook | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 871 | 916 |
| St Paul's Grammar School, Cranebrook | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 824 | 1,121 |
| Braddock Public School, Cranebrook | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 332 | 880 |
| Xavier College, Llandilo | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,185 | 1,025 |
| Jordan Springs Public School, Jordan Springs | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 1,119 | 1,017 |
| The Lakes Christian College, Castlereagh | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 330 | 1,022 |
| Penrith Lakes Environmental Education Centre, Castlereagh | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Cambridge Gardens Public School, Cambridge Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 341 | 965 |
| Kingswood Park Public School, Penrith | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 166 | 810 |
| Llandilo Public School, Llandilo | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 155 | 941 |
| Cambridge Park Public School, Cambridge Park | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 523 | 926 |
| Penola Catholic College Emu Plains, Emu Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 709 | 1,024 |
| St Dominic's College, Kingswood | Independent | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,010 | 1,008 |
| Castlereagh Public School, Castlereagh | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 126 | 968 |
| St Nicholas of Myra Primary School, Penrith | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 169 | 1,068 |
| Penrith Public School, Penrith | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 524 | 986 |
| Cambridge Park High School, Cambridge Park | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 633 | 916 |
| Penrith High School, Penrith | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 930 | 1,186 |
| Werrington County Public School, Werrington | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 319 | 961 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 310 | 1,019 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cranebrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11105/cranebrook/topic/education