61.1% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hazelbrook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hazelbrook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher rates of university degrees and high school completion set Hazelbrook apart from most similar areas. Nearly 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This educational achievement is seen across the board, with 61.1% of residents completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is a little above the state and national figures, with 61.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is much higher than most other areas of a similar type.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hazelbrook, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 29.4% of adults, a result that is well above the Australian average. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV (27.7%) and bachelor degrees (26.2%).
29.4% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Hazelbrook splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are society and culture at 16.9%, followed by management and commerce at 13.5% and education at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,051, which is much higher than most areas. There are five schools within 3km of the center, with a mix of government (40%), independent (40%) and Catholic (20%) options.
3.02
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
199
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hazelbrook
5 schools — 995 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1
| Hazelbrook Public School, Hazelbrook | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 356 | 1,044 |
| Blue Mountains Steiner School, Hazelbrook | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 69 | 1,073 |
| Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School, Lawson | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 115 | 1,076 |
| Korowal School, Hazelbrook | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 259 | 1,084 |
| Lawson Public School, Lawson | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 196 | 1,000 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hazelbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11888/hazelbrook/topic/education