56.9% ▲ +63.6%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Liverpool · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Liverpool
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge 22 percentage point jump in Year 12 completions since 2011 shows a major shift in education for Liverpool. While the area still trails the national average for university degrees, more residents are finishing school and gaining qualifications than a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.9% of residents have finished Year 12, which is a little below the New South Wales and national figures. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 34.8% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Liverpool, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 9 or below is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.3%, which is far below the state average. Despite this, the number of people with degrees has risen 7.4 percentage points since 2011, with Certificate III and IV being the most common qualification.
16.3% ▲ +82.6%
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Liverpool splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 20.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.1%. Other typical areas of study include society and culture, health, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Liverpool has some of the largest school enrolments with 19,054 students across 33 schools within 3 kilometres. Most of these are government schools (78.8%), though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
1.61
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
33
Higher than 82% 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).
19,054
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
595
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Liverpool
33 schools — 19,054 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 10 · Combined 4
| Cartwright Public School, Cartwright | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 241 | 920 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Miller | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 315 | 1,003 |
| Miller High School, Miller | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 816 | 878 |
| Ashcroft High School, Ashcroft | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 701 | 877 |
| Sadleir Public School, Sadleir | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 351 | 883 |
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 284 | 887 |
| Miller Public School, Miller | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 266 | 880 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 243 | 892 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 209 | 848 |
| Mainsbridge School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 125 | 949 |
| Liverpool West Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 668 | 920 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 544 | 902 |
| Marsden Road Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 726 | 977 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 304 | 895 |
| Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 895 | 940 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Hoxton Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 469 | 1,037 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic College, Hinchinbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,297 | 1,006 |
| Hinchinbrook Public School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 487 | 959 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 365 | 973 |
| Liverpool Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 562 | 960 |
| All Saints Catholic College, Liverpool | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 2,138 | 1,038 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
| Liverpool Hospital School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | — | — |
| Hoxton Park Public School, Hoxton Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 531 | 985 |
| Liverpool Girls High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 704 | 941 |
| Liverpool Boys High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 555 | 925 |
| Warwick Farm Public School, Warwick Farm | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 219 | 951 |
| Gulyangarri Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 267 | 959 |
| Lawrence Hargrave School, Warwick Farm | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 59 | 862 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Carnes Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 669 | 1,059 |
| John Edmondson High School, Horningsea Park | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,084 | 982 |
| Clancy Catholic College, West Hoxton | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,211 | 1,054 |
| Greenway Park Public School, Carnes Hill | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 620 | 1,011 |
Sources
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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/sed/SED10046/liverpool/topic/education