67.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gregory Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gregory Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 67% of people in Gregory Hills completed Year 12, which is well above both the state and national figures. This level of school completion helps explain why a quarter of adults here hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Overall, it is a well-qualified community compared to most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high, with 67.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 8.4 percentage points higher than the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gregory Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 26.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 27.9% and bachelor degrees at 27.7%.
26.7% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Gregory Hills splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.2% and society and culture at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 25 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for similar areas. Local schools are typically larger than most and have a higher average advantage score.
0.77
Lower than 97% 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).
672
Higher than 89% 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 Gregory Hills
25 schools — 16,800 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Gregory Hills Public School, Gregory Hills | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 647 | 1,028 |
| Gledswood Hills High School, Gledswood Hills | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 87 | 1,013 |
| St Gregory's College Campbelltown, Gregory Hills | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,442 | 1,057 |
| Mount Annan Christian College, Mount Annan | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,059 | 1,050 |
| Currans Hill Public School, Currans Hill | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 545 | 981 |
| Magdalene Catholic College, Smeaton Grange | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,137 | 1,039 |
| Gledswood Hills Public School, Gledswood Hills | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 976 | 1,038 |
| St Benedict's Catholic College, Oran Park | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,074 | 1,040 |
| Eagle Vale High School, Eagle Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 662 | 932 |
| St Justin's Catholic Primary School, Oran Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 831 | 1,051 |
| Kearns Public School, Kearns | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 178 | 985 |
| Barramurra Public School, Oran Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 1,182 | 1,044 |
| Blairmount Public School, Blairmount | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 450 | 978 |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Narellan Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 685 | 1,052 |
| Mount Annan High School, Mount Annan | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 876 | 980 |
| Eschol Park Public School, Eschol Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 326 | 979 |
| Claymore Public School, Claymore | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 236 | 903 |
| Harrington Park Public School, Harrington Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 731 | 1,035 |
| Odyssey College, Eagle Vale | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 86 | 929 |
| Mount Annan Public School, Mount Annan | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 653 | 1,005 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Eagle Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 595 | 1,033 |
| Narellan Public School, Narellan | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 291 | 969 |
| Yandelora School, Narellan | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 118 | 1,017 |
| Robert Townson High School, Raby | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 742 | 963 |
| Oran Park Anglican College, Oran Park | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,191 | 1,086 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gregory Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11780/gregory-hills/topic/education