58.3% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Liverpool · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Liverpool
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Liverpool have now finished high school than in previous years, with 58.3% completing Year 12. This has helped the area reach a level of school completion that is about the same as the national figure. While university degrees are less common than across the state, the area has a strong mix of higher qualifications and trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.3% of people completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and nearly the same as the New South Wales figure. This contrasts with 15.2% of residents whose highest year of school was Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Liverpool, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 9 or below is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 20.2% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average. The most common high-level qualifications are bachelor degrees at 24.3% and Certificate III or IVs at 19.3%.
20.2% ▲ +62.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 Liverpool, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 19.6% and engineering at 12.1%. Other common qualifications include society and culture, health, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 53 schools within 3km, among the largest number for an area like this, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas. Government schools make up the bulk of the sector at 81.1%, and the average school size is much higher than most areas.
1.65
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
53
Higher than 92% 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).
616
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Liverpool
53 schools — 31,399 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 43 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 33 · Secondary 11 · Combined 9
| Marsden Road Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 726 | 977 |
| Liverpool Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 562 | 960 |
| All Saints Catholic College, Liverpool | Catholic | Combined | 0.9 km | 2,138 | 1,038 |
| Mainsbridge School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 125 | 949 |
| Liverpool West Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 668 | 920 |
| Al Amanah College, Liverpool | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 939 | 1,012 |
| Liverpool Hospital School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | — | — |
| Liverpool Girls High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 704 | 941 |
| Liverpool Boys High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 555 | 925 |
| Gulyangarri Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 267 | 959 |
| Warwick Farm Public School, Warwick Farm | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 219 | 951 |
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 284 | 887 |
| Ashcroft High School, Ashcroft | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 701 | 877 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 214 | 943 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 76 | 956 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Lurnea | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 400 | 1,062 |
| Lawrence Hargrave School, Warwick Farm | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 59 | 862 |
| Cartwright Public School, Cartwright | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 241 | 920 |
| Sadleir Public School, Sadleir | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 351 | 883 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,624 | 934 |
| Lurnea Public School, Lurnea | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 440 | 906 |
| Casula Public School, Casula | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 660 | 980 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Miller | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 315 | 1,003 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 209 | 848 |
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 477 | 950 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 368 | 951 |
| Lurnea High School, Lurnea | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 696 | 902 |
| Miller High School, Miller | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 816 | 878 |
| Newbridge Heights Public School, Moorebank | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 440 | 1,055 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 243 | 892 |
| Nuwarra Public School, Moorebank | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 508 | 997 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorebank | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 440 | 1,074 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Miller Public School, Miller | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 266 | 880 |
| Prestons Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 586 | 962 |
| Cabramatta Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 435 | 950 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Moorebank High School, Moorebank | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 992 | 1,022 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta, Cabramatta | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 622 | 1,012 |
| Casula High School, Casula | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,281 | 957 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 529 | 935 |
| Chipping Norton Public School, Chipping Norton | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 333 | 1,018 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 544 | 902 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 304 | 895 |
| Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 752 | 973 |
| Georges River Environmental Education Centre, Chipping Norton | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | — | — |
| Amity College, Prestons, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 2,588 | 1,096 |
| Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 109 | 1,032 |
| St Mark's Coptic Orthodox College, Wattle Grove | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 896 | 1,132 |
| Wattle Grove Public School, Wattle Grove | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 427 | 1,035 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 396 | 985 |
Sources
More for Liverpool
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Liverpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12370/liverpool/topic/education