58.8% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in East Hills hold a bachelor degree or higher compared to the state and national figures. While university degrees are less common, a high proportion of residents have completed Year 12, and the area provides a significant number of schools for local children.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.9% of adults, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average.
23.9% ▲ +67.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →East Hills splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 23.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
East Hills has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 21 schools within 3km. These schools are larger than most, and the majority are government-run.
5.51
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
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).
521
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving East Hills
21 schools — 10,943 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 7 · Combined 1
| East Hills Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 130 | 986 |
| East Hills Girls Technology High School, Panania | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 759 | 1,031 |
| East Hills Boys High School, Panania | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 843 | 1,013 |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, Panania | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 606 | 1,091 |
| Panania Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 368 | 1,057 |
| Tower Street Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 154 | 998 |
| Panania North Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 441 | 1,026 |
| Picnic Point High School, Picnic Point | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 865 | 1,018 |
| Mount St Joseph Milperra, Milperra | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 891 | 1,060 |
| Picnic Point Public School, Picnic Point | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 360 | 1,101 |
| Milperra Public School, Milperra | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 317 | 1,027 |
| De La Salle College, Revesby Heights, Revesby Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 650 | 1,065 |
| Revesby South Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 312 | 1,041 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Revesby | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 622 | 1,091 |
| Holsworthy Public School, Holsworthy | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 563 | 1,100 |
| Revesby Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 303 | 999 |
| Broderick Gillawarna School, Revesby | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 100 | 1,005 |
| Holsworthy High School, Holsworthy | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 693 | 1,000 |
| Hammondville Public School, Hammondville | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 445 | 1,030 |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, Holsworthy | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 576 | 1,080 |
| Sir Joseph Banks High School, Revesby | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 945 | 949 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11354/east-hills/topic/education