62.4% —
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hinchinbrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Hinchinbrook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study in Hinchinbrook, where 23.3% of qualified residents work in these areas. This community has seen a steady rise in schooling and degrees, though university qualifications remain well below the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is higher than most areas, with 62.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and has risen by 2.1 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hinchinbrook, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 17.3%, which is far below the state average of 27.8%. While this figure has risen since 2016, it remains well below the national figure.
17.3% —
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Hinchinbrook splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond management and commerce, the most frequent qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 15.4%, followed by society and culture at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hinchinbrook has two government schools with an average size of 691 students, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, the average school advantage score of 947 is much lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.70
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
45
Higher than 86% 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).
1,382
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
691
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
947
Lower than 82% 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 Hinchinbrook
45 schools — 33,219 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 10 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 11 · Combined 6
| Hinchinbrook Public School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 487 | 959 |
| Middleton Grange Public School, Middleton Grange | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 465 | 1,010 |
| Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 895 | 940 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic College, Hinchinbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,297 | 1,006 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 544 | 902 |
| Thomas Hassall Anglican College, Middleton Grange | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,721 | 1,083 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 365 | 973 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 304 | 895 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
| Cecil Hills High School, Cecil Hills | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,342 | 986 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Hoxton Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 469 | 1,037 |
| Miller Public School, Miller | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 266 | 880 |
| Hoxton Park Public School, Hoxton Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 531 | 985 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 243 | 892 |
| Cecil Hills Public School, Cecil Hills | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 721 | 1,017 |
| Miller High School, Miller | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 816 | 878 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 769 | 989 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Clancy Catholic College, West Hoxton | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,211 | 1,054 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Miller | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 315 | 1,003 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 209 | 848 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Carnes Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 669 | 1,059 |
| Sadleir Public School, Sadleir | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 351 | 883 |
| Greenway Park Public School, Carnes Hill | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 620 | 1,011 |
| Arrahman College, Austral | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 256 | 1,084 |
| Cartwright Public School, Cartwright | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 241 | 920 |
| Amity College, Prestons, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 2,588 | 1,096 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 286 | 963 |
| Ashcroft High School, Ashcroft | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 701 | 877 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| John Edmondson High School, Horningsea Park | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,084 | 982 |
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 284 | 887 |
| Lurnea Public School, Lurnea | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 440 | 906 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 238 | 900 |
| William Carey Christian School, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,325 | 1,105 |
| Dalmeny Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 671 | 1,012 |
| Al-Faisal College - Liverpool, Austral | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,573 | 1,097 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 368 | 951 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Prestons | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 646 | 1,088 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Lurnea | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 400 | 1,062 |
| Irfan College, Cecil Park | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 382 | 1,035 |
| Prestons Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 586 | 962 |
| Lurnea High School, Lurnea | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 696 | 902 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hinchinbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127011595/hinchinbrook/topic/education