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Thornton - Millers Forest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Education & Qualifications in Thornton - Millers Forest

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

About 42.7% of adults in Thornton - Millers Forest hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification here. This is an area where fewer people have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to state and national figures.

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📍 Thornton - Millers Forest, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Thornton - Millers Forest sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.6% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Thornton - Millers Forest — lower than 60% of areas.

Thornton - Millers Forest17.6%
2324, NSW 10.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 50.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is lower than most other similar areas.

Highest year of school

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In Thornton - Millers Forest, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 31%.

Year 12 50.1% Year 10 30.5% Year 9 or below 9.1% Year 11 7.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here, with only 17.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales.

Highest qualification level

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In Thornton - Millers Forest, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 42.7% Bachelor degree 20.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.4% Postgraduate degree 5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.8% Certificate I / II 2.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 21% and engineering at 20.9%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The area has five schools with 2,700 enrolments, which is larger than about 75% of similar areas. While school sizes are higher than most, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in other areas.

Schools within 3 km

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31

Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,016

Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Thornton - Millers Forest

31 schools — 12,949 students, average ICSEA 978.

By sector: Government 21 · Independent 6 · Catholic 4

By type: Primary 17 · Combined 8 · Secondary 6
Woodberry Learning Centre, Woodberry Government Combined 2.8 km 26 844
Woodberry Public School, Woodberry Government Primary 2.9 km 221 817
Millers Forest Public School, Millers Forest Government Primary 3.1 km 60 920
Francis Greenway High School, Beresfield Government Secondary 3.6 km 742 912
Thornton Public School, Thornton Government Primary 3.7 km 826 974
Aspect Hunter School, Thornton Independent Combined 4.0 km 290 1,008
St Bede's Catholic College, Chisholm Catholic Secondary 4.1 km 910 1,030
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Chisholm Catholic Primary 4.1 km 614 1,064
Beresfield Public School, Beresfield Government Primary 4.6 km 262 918
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Tarro Catholic Primary 4.9 km 260 1,013
Tarro Public School, Tarro Government Primary 5.0 km 115 892
Mount Kanwary Public School, Osterley Government Primary 5.2 km 38 888
Hunter River High School, Heatherbrae Government Secondary 5.7 km 762 899
Metford Public School, Metford Government Primary 5.9 km 265 887
Hunter River Community School, Metford Government Combined 5.9 km 70 958
Raymond Terrace Public School, Raymond Terrace Government Primary 6.0 km 322 864
Hinton Public School, Hinton Government Primary 6.1 km 99 1,009
Morpeth Public School, Morpeth Government Primary 6.1 km 262 1,023
Maitland Christian School, Metford Independent Combined 6.3 km 832 1,047
Arise Christian College, Metford Independent Combined 6.3 km 61 971
St Brigid's Primary School, Raymond Terrace Catholic Primary 6.6 km 377 1,012
Ashtonfield Public School, Ashtonfield Government Primary 7.0 km 514 1,008
Tenambit Public School, Tenambit Government Primary 7.2 km 283 893
OneSchool Global NSW - Maitland, East Maitland Independent Combined 7.3 km 108 975
Hunter Valley Grammar School, Ashtonfield Independent Combined 7.3 km 1,161 1,134
Maitland High School, East Maitland Government Secondary 7.6 km 958 947
Irrawang Public School, Raymond Terrace Government Primary 7.6 km 304 863
Linuwel School Ltd, East Maitland Independent Combined 7.8 km 244 1,041
Maitland Grossmann High School, East Maitland Government Secondary 8.3 km 900 960
Irrawang High School, Raymond Terrace Government Secondary 8.6 km 810 916
Grahamstown Public School, Raymond Terrace Government Primary 9.4 km 253 912

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Thornton - Millers Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106021618/thornton-millers-forest/topic/education