41.5% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cunningar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cunningar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Cunningar have finished high school or university compared to the state average, affecting the local skill mix. Only 41.5% of people have completed Year 12, and the number of adults with a university degree is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the New South Wales average, with only 41.5% of residents finishing Year 12. About 34.1% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cunningar, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (39%) and Year 11 (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the rest of the state, with 15.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most typical qualifications are certificates III or IV, held by 26.8% of adults.
15.8% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 Cunningar, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 33%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (28%) and Bachelor degree (25%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Education is the most common field of study for qualified residents at 19.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cunningar has three schools within 3 km, which is more than most similar areas, though these schools are typically smaller and have much lower advantage scores than other regions.
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).
129
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
947
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cunningar
3 schools — 387 students, average ICSEA 947.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Murrumburrah High School, Harden | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 148 | 915 |
| Murrumburrah Public School, Murrumburrah | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 210 | 961 |
| Trinity Catholic Primary School, Murrumburrah | Catholic | Primary | 6.1 km | 29 | 1,005 |
Sources
More for Cunningar
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cunningar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11165/cunningar/topic/education