63.6% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hughes · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Hughes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce degrees are the most common qualification in Hughes, where 24% of qualified residents studied this field. The area is well-educated, with 63.6% of people finishing Year 12 and a growing number of university graduates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high in Hughes, with 63.6% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8% and has risen by 7.6 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hughes, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, as 28% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the Australian average and represents a 4.3 point increase since 2016.
28.0% —
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Hughes splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 24%, followed by engineering at 15.7% and society and culture at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,076, which is higher than most areas. Most students attend government schools (75.9%), and the typical school size is 470 students.
1.79
Lower than 56% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
54
Lower than 54% of federal 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).
24,926
Lower than 65% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
470
Lower than 55% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,076
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hughes
54 schools — 24,926 students, average ICSEA 1,076.
By sector: Government 41 · Catholic 8 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 35 · Combined 10 · Secondary 9
| Marton Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 318 | 1,063 |
| Yarrawarrah Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 249 | 1,081 |
| Engadine High School, Engadine | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,063 | 1,051 |
| Loftus Public School, Loftus | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 337 | 1,079 |
| Engadine Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 411 | 1,059 |
| Cook School, Loftus | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 66 | 956 |
| Shire Christian School, Barden Ridge | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 926 | 1,116 |
| Southern Cross Baptist Church Christian School, Engadine | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 42 | 1,108 |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Engadine | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 772 | 1,094 |
| St John Bosco College, Engadine | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 986 | 1,081 |
| Engadine West Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 541 | 1,057 |
| Lucas Heights Community School, Barden Ridge | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 796 | 1,038 |
| Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town, Engadine | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 55 | 962 |
| Woronora River Public School, Woronora | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 70 | 1,054 |
| Royal National Park Environmental Education Centre, Audley | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | — | — |
| Minerva School, Sutherland | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 47 | 1,039 |
| St Patrick's College Sutherland, Sutherland | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,227 | 1,093 |
| Bangor Public School, Bangor | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 503 | 1,077 |
| Sutherland Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 344 | 1,101 |
| Aquinas Catholic College, Menai | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,140 | 1,082 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Sutherland | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 603 | 1,106 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Menai | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 803 | 1,098 |
| Heathcote East Public School, Heathcote | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 106 | 1,072 |
| Heathcote High School, Heathcote | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 633 | 1,028 |
| Inaburra School, Bangor | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,211 | 1,123 |
| Grays Point Public School, Grays Point | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 353 | 1,113 |
| Kirrawee High School, Kirrawee | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,185 | 1,092 |
| Sutherland North Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 225 | 1,073 |
| Heathcote Public School, Heathcote | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 273 | 1,056 |
| Jannali Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 139 | 1,062 |
| Menai Public School, Menai | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 154 | 1,036 |
| Kirrawee Public School, Kirrawee | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 326 | 1,050 |
| Bonnet Bay Public School, Bonnet Bay | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 197 | 1,090 |
| The Jannali High School, Jannali | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 925 | 1,051 |
| Tharawal Public School, Menai | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 328 | 1,085 |
| Menai High School, Menai | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,062 | 1,046 |
| Jannali East Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 313 | 1,081 |
| Illawong Public School, Illawong | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 191 | 1,069 |
| Como West Public School, Como | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 275 | 1,109 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Como - Oyster Bay, Como | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 414 | 1,127 |
| Bates Drive School, Kareela | Government | Combined | 6.0 km | 62 | 1,018 |
| Kareela Public School, Kareela | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 272 | 1,102 |
| Alfords Point Public School, Alfords Point | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 165 | 1,037 |
| Como Public School, Como | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 103 | 1,071 |
| Oyster Bay Public School, Oyster Bay | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 416 | 1,098 |
| Waterfall Public School, Waterfall | Government | Primary | 10.3 km | 17 | 1,031 |
| Bundeena Public School, Bundeena | Government | Primary | 12.1 km | 174 | 1,067 |
| Holsworthy Public School, Holsworthy | Government | Primary | 12.4 km | 563 | 1,100 |
| Holsworthy High School, Holsworthy | Government | Secondary | 12.6 km | 693 | 1,000 |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, Holsworthy | Catholic | Primary | 13.0 km | 576 | 1,080 |
| St Mark's Coptic Orthodox College, Wattle Grove | Independent | Combined | 13.1 km | 896 | 1,132 |
| Wattle Grove Public School, Wattle Grove | Government | Primary | 13.2 km | 427 | 1,035 |
| Hammondville Public School, Hammondville | Government | Primary | 13.3 km | 445 | 1,030 |
| Nuwarra Public School, Moorebank | Government | Primary | 14.8 km | 508 | 997 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hughes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED119/hughes/topic/education