44.9% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hawkesbury · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Hawkesbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Hawkesbury have finished Year 12, though this figure has risen since 2011. While school completion and university degrees are far below the state and national figures, the area has a higher proportion of qualified residents than many similar regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. However, this is higher than most similar areas and has risen 6.7 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hawkesbury, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.9%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This has grown by 4.4 percentage points since 2011, and the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 39.4%.
15.9% ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Hawkesbury, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17.7% and engineering and related fields at 17.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hawkesbury has 37 schools with 10,881 enrolments, which is larger than about 80% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (81.1%) and the majority of schools are primary schools.
37
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.88
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10,881
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
302
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hawkesbury
37 schools — 10,881 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Arndell Anglican College, Oakville | Independent | Combined | — | 1,220 | 1,064 |
| Bede Polding College, South Windsor | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,101 | 1,007 |
| Colo High School, North Richmond | Government | Secondary | — | 807 | 1,001 |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | — | 750 | 987 |
| Windsor High School, Mcgraths Hill | Government | Secondary | — | 642 | 923 |
| Oakville Public School, Oakville | Government | Primary | — | 612 | 1,032 |
| Hawkesbury High School, Freemans Reach | Government | Secondary | — | 418 | 946 |
| Chisholm Catholic Primary School, Bligh Park | Catholic | Primary | — | 411 | 1,005 |
| Hobartville Public School, Hobartville | Government | Primary | — | 355 | 959 |
| Windsor South Public School, South Windsor | Government | Primary | — | 333 | 858 |
| Wilberforce Public School, Wilberforce | Government | Primary | — | 326 | 992 |
| Richmond North Public School, North Richmond | Government | Primary | — | 309 | 984 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Windsor | Catholic | Primary | — | 303 | 1,021 |
| Richmond Public School, Richmond | Government | Primary | — | 298 | 1,047 |
| Pitt Town Public School, Pitt Town | Government | Primary | — | 290 | 987 |
| Bligh Park Public School, Bligh Park | Government | Primary | — | 283 | 933 |
| Grose View Public School, Grose Vale | Government | Primary | — | 265 | 1,005 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | — | 252 | 1,032 |
| Windsor Park Public School, South Windsor | Government | Primary | — | 231 | 949 |
| Kuyper Christian School, Kurrajong | Independent | Combined | — | 201 | 1,032 |
| Freemans Reach Public School, Freemans Reach | Government | Primary | — | 194 | 957 |
| Glossodia Public School, Glossodia | Government | Primary | — | 184 | 954 |
| Comleroy Road Public School, Kurrajong | Government | Primary | — | 144 | 987 |
| Kurrajong Public School, Kurrajong | Government | Primary | — | 139 | 1,051 |
| Kurmond Public School, Kurmond | Government | Primary | — | 125 | 982 |
| Windsor Public School, Windsor | Government | Primary | — | 125 | 944 |
| Maraylya Public School, Maraylya | Government | Primary | — | 106 | 1,018 |
| Ebenezer Public School, Ebenezer | Government | Primary | — | 85 | 995 |
| Kurrajong East Public School, East Kurrajong | Government | Primary | — | 81 | 974 |
| Hawkesbury Independent School, Kurrajong | Independent | Primary | — | 77 | 1,064 |
| Kurrajong North Public School, Kurrajong Hills | Government | Primary | — | 67 | 1,018 |
| Cattai Public School, Cattai | Government | Primary | — | 57 | 990 |
| Bilpin Public School, Bilpin | Government | Primary | — | 37 | 1,033 |
| Colo Heights Public School, Colo Heights | Government | Primary | — | 29 | 949 |
| Macdonald Valley Public School, Central Macdonald | Government | Primary | — | 13 | 1,020 |
| Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Education, Richmond | Government | Secondary | — | 11 | 1,098 |
| Longneck Lagoon Environmental Education Centre, Maraylya | Government | Combined | — | — | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hawkesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13800/hawkesbury/topic/education