41.9% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hill Top - Colo Vale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Hill Top - Colo Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Hill Top - Colo Vale compared to the rest of the state. Only 41.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is 17 percentage points below the New South Wales and national figures. While this gap is large, school completion has risen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, though it has climbed since 2011. For those who did not finish Year 12, 35.9% of residents reached Year 10, while 10.3% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hill Top - Colo Vale, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 13.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most typical, held by 46% of residents.
13.5% ▲ +39.2%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 Hill Top - Colo Vale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 20.8%, followed by management and commerce at 15.5%. Society and culture degrees make up 11.8% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has just two small government primary schools with a total of 264 enrolments. These schools are much smaller than most areas and have a school advantage score that is much lower than most other regions.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.49
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower 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).
264
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
132
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
944
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hill Top - Colo Vale
11 schools — 1,979 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Hill Top Public School, Hill Top | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 120 | 935 |
| Colo Vale Public School, Colo Vale | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 144 | 952 |
| Yanderra Public School, Yanderra | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 35 | 934 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Mittagong | Catholic | Primary | 10.8 km | 180 | 1,035 |
| Tangara School, Mittagong | Government | Combined | 11.0 km | 48 | 971 |
| Mittagong Public School, Mittagong | Government | Primary | 11.0 km | 536 | 992 |
| Highlands School, Mittagong | Government | Combined | 11.2 km | 37 | 860 |
| Frensham School, Mittagong | Independent | Secondary | 11.6 km | 345 | 1,137 |
| Bargo Public School, Bargo | Government | Primary | 11.6 km | 268 | 945 |
| Frensham Junior School, Mittagong | Independent | Primary | 12.2 km | 103 | 1,157 |
| Buxton Public School, Buxton | Government | Primary | 13.2 km | 163 | 949 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hill Top - Colo Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114021285/hill-top-colo-vale/topic/education