52.9% ▲ +56.4%
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cabramatta · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Cabramatta
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 19 percentage points more people in Cabramatta have finished Year 12 since 2011, showing a significant rise in school completion. While education levels are growing, the area still has far fewer university degrees than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. However, this is a big improvement from 2011, when only 33.8% of the population had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cabramatta, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 9 or below is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are much less common here than in most areas, with only 13.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
13.4% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Cabramatta splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 21.1%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cabramatta has 21 schools within 3km, and with 14,060 enrolments, it is larger than about 84% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools, and the typical school is much larger than those in other areas.
1.44
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 54% of state electorate 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).
14,060
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
670
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cabramatta
21 schools — 14,060 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 477 | 950 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,624 | 934 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 76 | 956 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 214 | 943 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta, Cabramatta | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 622 | 1,012 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 368 | 951 |
| Cabramatta Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 435 | 950 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 238 | 900 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 923 | 927 |
| Lansvale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 524 | 934 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 691 | 954 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 286 | 963 |
| Governor Philip King Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 568 | 979 |
| Lansvale East Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 117 | 969 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 769 | 989 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 5.1 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cabramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10012/cabramatta/topic/education