64.5% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cecil Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cecil Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Cecil Hills have finished high school than in most similar areas. While 64.5% of residents completed Year 12, the number of adults with a university degree remains well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A strong 64.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the New South Wales and Australian figures. Other school levels include Year 10 at 15.5% and Year 9 or below at 11.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cecil Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 31.2% and Certificate III or IVs at 24.4%.
20.3% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Cecil Hills, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 24.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest at this level with an average size of 808 students. While there are 25 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.64
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 87% 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).
808
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cecil Hills
25 schools — 20,201 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 6 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Cecil Hills Public School, Cecil Hills | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 721 | 1,017 |
| Cecil Hills High School, Cecil Hills | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,342 | 986 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Irfan College, Cecil Park | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 382 | 1,035 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 769 | 989 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 365 | 973 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 286 | 963 |
| Hinchinbrook Public School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 487 | 959 |
| Middleton Grange Public School, Middleton Grange | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 465 | 1,010 |
| Bossley Park High School, Bossley Park | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,106 | 961 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 304 | 895 |
| Thomas Hassall Anglican College, Middleton Grange | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,721 | 1,083 |
| Governor Philip King Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 568 | 979 |
| Arrahman College, Austral | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 256 | 1,084 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 544 | 902 |
| Al-Faisal College - Liverpool, Austral | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,573 | 1,097 |
| Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 895 | 940 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 238 | 900 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 243 | 892 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic College, Hinchinbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,297 | 1,006 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 923 | 927 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 4.8 km | 691 | 954 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cecil Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10864/cecil-hills/topic/education