66.3% —
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Hoxton - Middleton Grange · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in West Hoxton - Middleton Grange
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Two thirds of residents in West Hoxton - Middleton Grange have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This makes the area more likely to finish high school than most other places. While school completion is high, the number of people with university degrees remains lower than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose to 66.3% in 2021, a figure that is well above both New South Wales and Australia. This is the most common level of schooling attained in the area.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Hoxton - Middleton Grange, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the state and national averages. Certificate III or IV is the next most common qualification at 26.3%.
20.4% —
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →West Hoxton - Middleton Grange splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 23.1%, followed by engineering and related studies at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
West Hoxton - Middleton Grange has 4 schools with high total enrolments, but the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Half of the local schools are government-run.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.92
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 77% 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).
4,017
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,004
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,055
Higher than 67% 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 West Hoxton - Middleton Grange
36 schools — 32,522 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 9 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 9 · Secondary 8
| Clancy Catholic College, West Hoxton | Catholic | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,211 | 1,054 |
| Thomas Hassall Anglican College, Middleton Grange | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,721 | 1,083 |
| Greenway Park Public School, Carnes Hill | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 620 | 1,011 |
| Hoxton Park Public School, Hoxton Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 531 | 985 |
| Middleton Grange Public School, Middleton Grange | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 465 | 1,010 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Carnes Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 669 | 1,059 |
| Arrahman College, Austral | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 256 | 1,084 |
| John Edmondson High School, Horningsea Park | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,084 | 982 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic College, Hinchinbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,297 | 1,006 |
| Austral Public School, Austral | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 846 | 1,032 |
| St Anthony of Padua Catholic College, Austral | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,539 | 1,037 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Hoxton Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 469 | 1,037 |
| Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 895 | 940 |
| Hinchinbrook Public School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 487 | 959 |
| William Carey Christian School, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,325 | 1,105 |
| Al-Faisal College - Liverpool, Austral | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,573 | 1,097 |
| Unity Grammar College, Austral | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,428 | 1,059 |
| Cecil Hills High School, Cecil Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,342 | 986 |
| Miller Public School, Miller | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 266 | 880 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 544 | 902 |
| Dalmeny Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 671 | 1,012 |
| Amity College, Prestons, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 2,588 | 1,096 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 365 | 973 |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Prestons | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 646 | 1,088 |
| Miller High School, Miller | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 816 | 878 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 304 | 895 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
| St Francis Catholic College, Edmondson Park | Catholic | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,559 | 1,088 |
| Leppington Public School, Leppington | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 507 | 1,032 |
| Cecil Hills Public School, Cecil Hills | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 721 | 1,017 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 243 | 892 |
| Edmondson Park Public School, Edmondson Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 897 | 1,077 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 769 | 989 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 5.1 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| Leppington Anglican College, Leppington | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 485 | 1,101 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Hoxton - Middleton Grange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127011597/west-hoxton-middleton-grange/topic/education