49.8% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Black Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Black Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification levels than most similar areas make Black Hill a surprisingly educated pocket of the region. While nearly half of residents finished Year 12, the area stands out for having a much higher proportion of adults with university degrees compared to nearby places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is well below the state and national figures, with only 49.8% of people finishing Year 12. Roughly 31.3% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Black Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This is still a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
23.5% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Black Hill splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with health (18.8%) and management and commerce (18.4%) being the most common, followed by engineering at 17.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Families have great access to education with 15 schools within 3km, which is more than 86% of similar areas. These schools are larger than usual and most are government-run.
11.90
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
410
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,024
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Black Hill
15 schools — 6,153 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 6 · Secondary 1
| Black Hill Public School, Black Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 67 | 982 |
| Beresfield Public School, Beresfield | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 262 | 918 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Tarro | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 260 | 1,013 |
| Aspect Hunter School, Thornton | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 290 | 1,008 |
| Tarro Public School, Tarro | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 115 | 892 |
| Francis Greenway High School, Beresfield | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 742 | 912 |
| Ashtonfield Public School, Ashtonfield | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 514 | 1,008 |
| Maitland Christian School, Metford | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 832 | 1,047 |
| Arise Christian College, Metford | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 61 | 971 |
| Hunter Valley Grammar School, Ashtonfield | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 1,161 | 1,134 |
| Woodberry Public School, Woodberry | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 221 | 817 |
| Woodberry Learning Centre, Woodberry | Government | Combined | 6.0 km | 26 | 844 |
| Minmi Public School, Minmi | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 133 | 1,018 |
| Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College, Fletcher | Independent | Combined | 6.7 km | 860 | 1,085 |
| Glendore Public School, Maryland | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 609 | 1,019 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Black Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10384/black-hill/topic/education