77.6% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 73.2%
- 2021: 77.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Macarthur · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Macarthur
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 19 percentage points separates Macarthur from the national average in school completion. While 77.6% of residents here finished Year 12, it is a far higher rate than across Australia. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong presence of university degrees among adults.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 77.6% of people finished Year 12, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Macarthur, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 36.3% of the population. This is far above the Australian average, though it remains well below the figure for the ACT.
36.3% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 36.3%
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 Macarthur, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by society and culture at 17.8% and engineering at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 9 schools within 3km, which is more than 81% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,042, which is much higher than most areas.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
376
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,042
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Macarthur
9 schools — 3,387 students, average ICSEA 1,042.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 2
| Fadden Primary School, Fadden | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 641 | 1,076 |
| Gilmore Primary School, Gilmore | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 113 | 981 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Chisholm | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 571 | 989 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Richardson Primary School, Richardson | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 142 | 952 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 871 | 1,041 |
| Wanniassa Hills Primary School, Wanniassa | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 340 | 1,061 |
| Farrer Primary School, Farrer | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 252 | 1,098 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80088/macarthur/topic/education