53.3% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chester Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chester Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Chester Hill have finished high school or earned a degree compared to the state average. Only 15.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This suggests a local workforce that relies more heavily on trade certificates and practical skills than university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents (53.3%) have completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales average. Many others left school earlier, with 16.4% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chester Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 9 or below is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher degrees are far less common here than across Australia, with only 15.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Certificates III and IV are more typical, held by 21.2% of the population.
15.6% ▲ +56.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Chester Hill splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 18.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.3% and society and culture at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Chester Hill has a large number of schools within 3 km, though there are much fewer schools per child than in most areas. The schools tend to be much larger than usual, with an average size of 528 students.
1.59
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
62
Higher than 94% 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).
528
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chester Hill
62 schools — 32,730 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 41 · Catholic 12 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 39 · Secondary 12 · Combined 11
| Chester Hill High School, Chester Hill | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,056 | 912 |
| Chester Hill Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 578 | 958 |
| Salamah College, Chester Hill | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,353 | 989 |
| Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 400 | 950 |
| Sefton High School, Sefton | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,121 | 1,033 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 337 | 1,046 |
| Sefton Infants School, Sefton | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 93 | 1,027 |
| Villawood East Public School, Villawood | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 301 | 898 |
| Rowland Hassall School, Chester Hill | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 63 | 889 |
| Old Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 411 | 903 |
| George Bass School, Bass Hill | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 102 | 979 |
| Bass High School, Bass Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 874 | 927 |
| Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School, Guildford | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 733 | 855 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Villawood | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 226 | 1,053 |
| Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 250 | 937 |
| Karningul School, Regents Park | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 20 | 919 |
| Blaxcell Street Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 948 | 957 |
| Regents Park Public School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 268 | 968 |
| Carramar Public School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 227 | 931 |
| Birrong Public School, Birrong | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 451 | 967 |
| Regents Park Christian School, Regents Park | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 731 | 1,039 |
| Verona School, Fairfield East | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 89 | 889 |
| St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 383 | 1,048 |
| Birrong Girls High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 726 | 956 |
| Yennora Public School, Yennora | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 244 | 933 |
| Auburn West Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 572 | 928 |
| Birrong Boys High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 366 | 937 |
| Bass Hill Public School, Bass Hill | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 346 | 929 |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Auburn South | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 113 | 1,043 |
| Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 623 | 943 |
| Berala Public School, Berala | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 656 | 980 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,144 | 969 |
| Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill, Yagoona | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 179 | 1,042 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 342 | 1,028 |
| Granville South Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 323 | 933 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 691 | 997 |
| Georges Hall Public School, Georges Hall | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 685 | 1,017 |
| Lansvale East Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 117 | 969 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Georges Hall | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 377 | 1,050 |
| Granville East Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 259 | 923 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Granville East | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 235 | 1,004 |
| Fairfield High School, Fairfield | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,123 | 878 |
| Georges River Grammar, Georges Hall | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 933 | 1,095 |
| HopePoint Christian School, Georges Hall | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 219 | 1,039 |
| Warakirri College, Fairfield | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 548 | 902 |
| Fairfield Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 386 | 901 |
| Wattawa Heights Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 196 | 939 |
| Al-Faisal College, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 2,282 | 1,077 |
| Yagoona Public School, Yagoona | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 556 | 986 |
| Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,651 | 954 |
| Merrylands East Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 347 | 955 |
| Auburn Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 486 | 983 |
| Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 642 | 893 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Auburn | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,313 | 1,016 |
| My Dream Australian Academy, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 140 | 991 |
| Bankstown West Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 317 | 992 |
| Alpha Omega Senior College, Auburn | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 822 | 1,111 |
| Guildford West Public School, Guildford West | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 366 | 945 |
| International Maarif Schools of Australia - Gallipoli Campus, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 362 | 1,043 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Auburn | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 353 | 1,032 |
| Fowler Road School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 55 | 895 |
| Merrylands Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 620 | 936 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chester Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10898/chester-hill/topic/education