74.6% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 74.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Baulkham Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Baulkham Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Baulkham Hills hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. This is a highly educated community where 41.2% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is very common here, with 74.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% recorded across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Baulkham Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified at this level, with the typical highest degree being a bachelor's (36.1%) or a postgraduate degree (18.4%).
41.2% ▲ +44.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 41.2%
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 Baulkham Hills, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications are in management and commerce (27.2%), followed by engineering and related fields at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than those in most areas, and while there are 55 schools within 3km, there are far fewer schools per child than in other places.
1.23
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
55
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality 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).
648
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,107
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Baulkham Hills
55 schools — 35,623 students, average ICSEA 1,107.
By sector: Government 37 · Catholic 11 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 35 · Secondary 12 · Combined 8
| Jasper Road Public School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 803 | 1,132 |
| Baulkham Hills High School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,223 | 1,203 |
| Crestwood Public School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 633 | 1,139 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Baulkham Hills | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 696 | 1,113 |
| Crestwood High School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,022 | 1,103 |
| Woodbury, Baulkham Hills | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 22 | 1,112 |
| Baulkham Hills North Public School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 876 | 1,130 |
| Excelsior Public School, Castle Hill | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 561 | 1,150 |
| St Gabriel's School for students with special needs, Castle Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 207 | 1,069 |
| Matthew Pearce Public School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 1,270 | 1,177 |
| Gilroy Catholic College, Castle Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,307 | 1,096 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Baulkham Hills South | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 403 | 1,119 |
| Model Farms High School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,021 | 1,073 |
| Winston Hills Public School, Winston Hills | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 636 | 1,104 |
| Seven Hills North Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 246 | 1,066 |
| Winston Heights Public School, Winston Hills | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 304 | 1,103 |
| St Paul the Apostle Primary School, Winston Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 385 | 1,100 |
| Castle Hill High School, Castle Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,845 | 1,121 |
| The Hills School, Northmead | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 112 | 1,046 |
| Castle Hill Public School, Castle Hill | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 970 | 1,128 |
| St Bernadette's Primary School, Castle Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 479 | 1,145 |
| Seven Hills High School, Seven Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 480 | 969 |
| Northmead Public School, Northmead | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 614 | 1,082 |
| Vardys Road Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 437 | 1,038 |
| Muirfield High School, North Rocks | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 836 | 1,082 |
| Hills Montessori School, West Pennant Hills | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 16 | 1,141 |
| Toongabbie Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 381 | 1,063 |
| Bella Vista Public School, Bella Vista | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 1,104 | 1,147 |
| St Angela's Primary School, Castle Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 618 | 1,126 |
| Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School, Northmead | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,239 | 1,069 |
| North Rocks Public School, North Rocks | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 861 | 1,137 |
| Christ The King Primary School, North Rocks | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 279 | 1,102 |
| William Rose School, Seven Hills | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 86 | 1,009 |
| Seven Hills Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 131 | 1,033 |
| Samuel Gilbert Public School, Castle Hill | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 643 | 1,128 |
| William Clarke College, Kellyville | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 1,951 | 1,162 |
| St Monica's Primary School, North Parramatta | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 195 | 1,127 |
| Glenwood High School, Glenwood | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,507 | 1,090 |
| The Meadows Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 335 | 984 |
| Lalor Park Public School, Lalor Park | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 187 | 916 |
| Toongabbie East Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 107 | 898 |
| Toongabbie West Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 268 | 1,046 |
| Pendle Hill High School, Wentworthville | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 692 | 1,001 |
| Tara Anglican School for Girls, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 979 | 1,175 |
| The Hills Sports High School, Seven Hills | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 913 | 967 |
| St Anthony's Primary School, Girraween | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 385 | 1,129 |
| Lynwood Park Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 223 | 988 |
| Kellyville High School, Kellyville | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 869 | 1,086 |
| Kellyville Public School, Kellyville | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 855 | 1,136 |
| St Bernadette's Primary School, Lalor Park | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 226 | 1,036 |
| Toongabbie Christian College, Toongabbie | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 1,242 | 1,106 |
| Burnside Public School, North Parramatta | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 218 | 1,124 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Seven Hills | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 389 | 1,076 |
| Redeemer Baptist School, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 5.5 km | 549 | 1,141 |
| Murray Farm Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 787 | 1,142 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Baulkham Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10233/baulkham-hills/topic/education