46.4% ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Heckenberg · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Heckenberg
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Heckenberg has remained low over the last decade, with far fewer people finishing high school than the national average. Only 46.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is 12 percentage points below the figure for Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the state and national figures, with 46.4% of people finishing Year 12. Around 21.7% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Heckenberg, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 9 or below is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 8.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
8.8% ▲ +101.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Heckenberg, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 14%, followed by engineering at 12.6% and society and culture at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Heckenberg has far fewer schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the few schools that do exist are much larger than usual. Most of these are government primary schools.
1.28
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
39
Higher than 90% 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).
625
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Heckenberg
39 schools — 24,374 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 8 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 209 | 848 |
| Sadleir Public School, Sadleir | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 351 | 883 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 243 | 892 |
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 284 | 887 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 368 | 951 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Miller | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 315 | 1,003 |
| Ashcroft High School, Ashcroft | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 701 | 877 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 304 | 895 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 544 | 902 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 214 | 943 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 76 | 956 |
| Cartwright Public School, Cartwright | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 241 | 920 |
| Miller High School, Miller | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 816 | 878 |
| Miller Public School, Miller | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 266 | 880 |
| Marsden Road Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 726 | 977 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 365 | 973 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 238 | 900 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| Mainsbridge School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 125 | 949 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
| Liverpool West Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 668 | 920 |
| Lurnea Public School, Lurnea | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 440 | 906 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Lurnea | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 400 | 1,062 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 769 | 989 |
| Hinchinbrook Public School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 487 | 959 |
| Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 895 | 940 |
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 477 | 950 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 286 | 963 |
| All Saints Catholic College, Liverpool | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 2,138 | 1,038 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,624 | 934 |
| Warwick Farm Public School, Warwick Farm | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 219 | 951 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic College, Hinchinbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,297 | 1,006 |
| Liverpool Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 562 | 960 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Hoxton Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 469 | 1,037 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Heckenberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11894/heckenberg/topic/education