36.4% —
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hilltops · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Hilltops
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 36.4% of people in Hilltops finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap is a key feature of the area's education profile, though school completion rates have risen slightly since 2016. Higher qualifications and university degrees are also much less common here than across New South Wales.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people have completed Year 12 compared to the state and national figures, though the rate rose 3.8 points to 36.4% since 2016. Around 32.3% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Hilltops splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.7% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.3% of residents.
11.7% —
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Hilltops, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 14.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.0%. Health and society and culture also make up significant shares of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hilltops has 17 schools, which is more than about 70% of similar areas, and provides 4.67 schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are government primary schools, with 70.6% of enrolments in the government sector.
17
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.67
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2,917
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
172
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
960
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hilltops
17 schools — 2,917 students, average ICSEA 960.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Young Public School, Young | Government | Primary | — | 524 | 969 |
| Young High School, Young | Government | Secondary | — | 495 | 920 |
| Hennessy Catholic College, Young | Catholic | Secondary | — | 426 | 1,012 |
| Young North Public School, Young | Government | Primary | — | 298 | 915 |
| Boorowa Central School, Boorowa | Government | Combined | — | 240 | 934 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Young | Catholic | Primary | — | 222 | 1,016 |
| Murrumburrah Public School, Murrumburrah | Government | Primary | — | 210 | 961 |
| Murrumburrah High School, Harden | Government | Secondary | — | 148 | 915 |
| New Madinah College, Young | Independent | Combined | — | 100 | 931 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Boorowa | Catholic | Primary | — | 95 | 1,050 |
| Murringo Public School, Murringo | Government | Primary | — | 43 | 941 |
| Trinity Catholic Primary School, Murrumburrah | Catholic | Primary | — | 29 | 1,005 |
| Monteagle Public School, Monteagle | Government | Primary | — | 24 | 969 |
| Jugiong Public School, Jugiong | Government | Primary | — | 22 | 994 |
| Wombat Public School, Wombat | Government | Primary | — | 20 | 898 |
| Maimuru Public School, Maimuru | Government | Primary | — | 13 | 966 |
| Bribbaree Public School, Bribbaree | Government | Primary | — | 8 | 903 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hilltops [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13910/hilltops/topic/education