46.3% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hume · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Hume
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Hume have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 46.3% of people finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average and has fallen since 2011. While bachelor's degrees are less common, there is a strong presence of trade and vocational certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, sitting at 46.3%. This represents a drop of 5.3 percentage points since 2011, with 30.6% of residents having reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hume, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.4% of the population, which is well below the Australian average. However, this has risen 2.6 percentage points since 2016, and Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 37.7% of people.
16.4% —
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 16.4%
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 Hume, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 17.4%, followed closely by engineering and related subjects at 16.6%. Other notable areas of study include society and culture, education, and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hume has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 80 schools located within 3km of residents. Most are government primary schools, though the typical school size of 327 students is much lower than in most other areas.
2.22
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
80
Higher than 80% 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).
25,481
Lower than 60% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
327
Lower than 79% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Lower than 68% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hume
80 schools — 25,481 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 65 · Catholic 9 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 62 · Secondary 10 · Combined 8
| Taralga Public School, Taralga | Government | Primary | 18.9 km | 11 | 965 |
| Bradfordville Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 19.5 km | 312 | 951 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Goulburn, Goulburn | Independent | Combined | 19.5 km | 57 | 971 |
| Mulwaree High School, Goulburn | Government | Secondary | 20.0 km | 819 | 951 |
| Wollondilly Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 21.6 km | 387 | 975 |
| Goulburn North Public School, Goulburn North | Government | Primary | 21.8 km | 188 | 919 |
| The Crescent School, Goulburn | Government | Combined | 21.8 km | 77 | 911 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Goulburn North | Catholic | Primary | 22.0 km | 308 | 1,040 |
| Goulburn High School, Goulburn | Government | Secondary | 22.1 km | 648 | 943 |
| Tambelin Independent School, Goulburn | Independent | Primary | 22.3 km | 39 | 1,091 |
| Goulburn Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 22.5 km | 181 | 896 |
| Trinity Catholic College Goulburn, Goulburn | Catholic | Secondary | 22.7 km | 714 | 1,025 |
| Goulburn West Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 23.5 km | 373 | 978 |
| Saints Peter and Paul's Primary School, Goulburn | Catholic | Primary | 23.5 km | 366 | 1,033 |
| Goulburn South Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 23.5 km | 160 | 905 |
| Goulburn East Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 23.8 km | 148 | 966 |
| Laggan Public School, Laggan | Government | Primary | 24.1 km | 14 | 1,006 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Crookwell | Catholic | Primary | 25.3 km | 144 | 1,005 |
| Crookwell Public School, Crookwell | Government | Primary | 25.5 km | 220 | 963 |
| Crookwell High School, Crookwell | Government | Secondary | 26.0 km | 182 | 940 |
| Marulan Public School, Marulan | Government | Primary | 31.5 km | 140 | 968 |
| Breadalbane Public School, Breadalbane | Government | Primary | 34.6 km | 9 | 1,005 |
| Tallong Public School, Tallong | Government | Primary | 37.9 km | 61 | 996 |
| Binda Public School, Binda | Government | Primary | 40.7 km | 11 | 788 |
| Wingello Public School, Wingello | Government | Primary | 42.1 km | 40 | 1,001 |
| Penrose Public School, Penrose | Government | Primary | 47.3 km | 4 | 1,034 |
| Collector Public School, Collector | Government | Primary | 48.7 km | 25 | 1,038 |
| Gunning Public School, Gunning | Government | Primary | 49.5 km | 125 | 1,024 |
| Windellama Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 52.2 km | 13 | 905 |
| Dalton Public School, Dalton | Government | Primary | 53.6 km | 6 | 936 |
| Bundanoon Public School, Bundanoon | Government | Primary | 54.0 km | 125 | 1,036 |
| Exeter Public School, Exeter | Government | Primary | 55.1 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| Tarago Public School, Tarago | Government | Primary | 58.1 km | 52 | 956 |
| Colo Vale Public School, Colo Vale | Government | Primary | 70.7 km | 144 | 952 |
| Hill Top Public School, Hill Top | Government | Primary | 73.4 km | 120 | 935 |
| Bigga Public School, Bigga | Government | Primary | 74.3 km | 15 | 988 |
| Yanderra Public School, Yanderra | Government | Primary | 81.6 km | 35 | 934 |
| Buxton Public School, Buxton | Government | Primary | 82.3 km | 163 | 949 |
| Bargo Public School, Bargo | Government | Primary | 83.6 km | 268 | 945 |
| Wollondilly Anglican College, Tahmoor | Independent | Combined | 84.5 km | 1,247 | 1,054 |
| Wooglemai Environmental Education Centre, Oakdale | Government | Combined | 84.6 km | — | — |
| Thirlmere Public School, Thirlmere | Government | Primary | 86.3 km | 401 | 959 |
| Tahmoor Public School, Tahmoor | Government | Primary | 86.9 km | 525 | 927 |
| Oakdale Public School, Oakdale | Government | Primary | 88.8 km | 141 | 945 |
| Picton High School, Picton | Government | Secondary | 90.1 km | 1,182 | 950 |
| Picton Public School, Picton | Government | Primary | 91.1 km | 307 | 991 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Picton | Catholic | Primary | 91.6 km | 410 | 1,019 |
| Boorowa Central School, Boorowa | Government | Combined | 92.5 km | 240 | 934 |
| The Oaks Public School, The Oaks | Government | Primary | 93.6 km | 308 | 977 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Boorowa | Catholic | Primary | 93.6 km | 95 | 1,050 |
| Wilton Public School, Wilton | Government | Primary | 95.0 km | 666 | 1,018 |
| Mount Hunter Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 99.1 km | 32 | 1,054 |
| Douglas Park Public School, Douglas Park | Government | Primary | 99.5 km | 145 | 1,031 |
| Cawdor Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 99.8 km | 76 | 982 |
| Camden High School, Camden | Government | Secondary | 101.7 km | 912 | 976 |
| Camden Park Environmental Education Centre, Menangle | Government | Combined | 102.2 km | — | — |
| Camden South Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 103.8 km | 712 | 1,021 |
| Camden Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 104.6 km | 313 | 1,041 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Camden | Catholic | Primary | 104.8 km | 622 | 1,047 |
| Appin Public School, Appin | Government | Primary | 105.0 km | 337 | 989 |
| Spring Farm Public School, Spring Farm | Government | Primary | 105.3 km | 866 | 1,009 |
| Mawarra Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 105.6 km | 386 | 1,017 |
| Cobbitty Public School, Cobbitty | Government | Primary | 106.3 km | 360 | 1,021 |
| Elderslie High School, Elderslie | Government | Secondary | 106.3 km | 857 | 988 |
| Mater Dei School, Camden | Independent | Secondary | 106.6 km | 129 | 993 |
| Aspect Macarthur School, Cobbitty | Independent | Primary | 106.7 km | 135 | 1,032 |
| Elderslie Public School, Elderslie | Government | Primary | 106.7 km | 539 | 1,011 |
| Elizabeth Macarthur High School, Narellan | Government | Secondary | 108.0 km | 1,400 | 1,014 |
| Yandelora School, Narellan | Government | Combined | 108.2 km | 118 | 1,017 |
| Narellan Public School, Narellan | Government | Primary | 108.4 km | 291 | 969 |
| Narellan Vale Public School, Narellan Vale | Government | Primary | 108.5 km | 619 | 1,006 |
| Warragamba Public School, Warragamba | Government | Primary | 109.1 km | 434 | 958 |
| Macarthur Anglican School, Cobbitty | Independent | Combined | 109.1 km | 1,177 | 1,125 |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Narellan Vale | Catholic | Primary | 109.2 km | 685 | 1,052 |
| Mount Annan Public School, Mount Annan | Government | Primary | 109.5 km | 653 | 1,005 |
| Mount Annan High School, Mount Annan | Government | Secondary | 109.7 km | 876 | 980 |
| Wallacia Public School, Wallacia | Government | Primary | 113.6 km | 53 | 959 |
| Bringelly Public School, Bringelly | Government | Primary | 114.6 km | 114 | 929 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Luddenham | Catholic | Primary | 115.3 km | 256 | 1,012 |
| Luddenham Public School, Luddenham | Government | Primary | 115.7 km | 35 | 911 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hume [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED120/hume/topic/education