48.0% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lurnea · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lurnea
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Lurnea, held by 26% of adults. This is a place where far fewer people have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 11.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the population, 48%, completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. Roughly 18.8% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lurnea, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 9 or below is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here; only 11.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
11.4% ▲ +67.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 Lurnea, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (25%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 16.7%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lurnea has much larger schools than most areas, with an average size of 594 students. Most children attend government schools (80.5%), and there are 41 schools within 3km of the area.
1.21
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
Higher than 90% 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).
594
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lurnea
41 schools — 23,740 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 11 · Combined 8
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Lurnea | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 400 | 1,062 |
| Lurnea High School, Lurnea | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 696 | 902 |
| Lurnea Public School, Lurnea | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 440 | 906 |
| Prestons Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 586 | 962 |
| Cartwright Public School, Cartwright | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 241 | 920 |
| Liverpool West Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 668 | 920 |
| Casula Public School, Casula | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 660 | 980 |
| Mainsbridge School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 125 | 949 |
| Casula High School, Casula | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,281 | 957 |
| Ashcroft High School, Ashcroft | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 701 | 877 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Miller | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 315 | 1,003 |
| Miller High School, Miller | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 816 | 878 |
| Amity College, Prestons, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 2,588 | 1,096 |
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 284 | 887 |
| Al Amanah College, Liverpool | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 939 | 1,012 |
| Sadleir Public School, Sadleir | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 351 | 883 |
| Miller Public School, Miller | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 266 | 880 |
| Marsden Road Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 726 | 977 |
| Dalmeny Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 671 | 1,012 |
| Liverpool Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 562 | 960 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 243 | 892 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 209 | 848 |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Prestons | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 646 | 1,088 |
| All Saints Catholic College, Liverpool | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 2,138 | 1,038 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Hoxton Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 469 | 1,037 |
| Liverpool Hospital School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | — | — |
| Good Samaritan Catholic College, Hinchinbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,297 | 1,006 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 544 | 902 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 214 | 943 |
| Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 895 | 940 |
| Liverpool Girls High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 704 | 941 |
| Hurlstone Agricultural High School, Glenfield | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 934 | 1,147 |
| Liverpool Boys High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 555 | 925 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 76 | 956 |
| Campbell House School, Glenfield | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 60 | 890 |
| Gulyangarri Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 267 | 959 |
| Glenfield Public School, Glenfield | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 470 | 1,070 |
| Glenfield Park School, Glenfield | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 63 | 896 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 368 | 951 |
| Ajuga School, Glenfield | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 53 | 900 |
| Warwick Farm Public School, Warwick Farm | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 219 | 951 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lurnea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12431/lurnea/topic/education