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Hill Top · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Hill Top

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Much higher levels of schooling than most similar areas define Hill Top, where two-thirds of residents have finished Year 12. While university degrees are less common than in the wider state, the area stands out for its high rate of school completion.

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Where Hill Top sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

23.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hill Top — higher than 74% of areas.

Hill Top23.3%
2628, NSW 18.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

A strong 66.7% of people here have completed Year 12, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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66.7% —

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Hill Top, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 19%.

Year 12 66.7% Year 10 17.9% Year 11 9.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 23.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than similar areas but well below the national average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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23.3% —

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Hill Top splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 25.0% Bachelor degree 23.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.2% Postgraduate degree 5.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are diverse, with the most common being in management and commerce at 19.1%, followed by engineering and building.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of Hill Top, making it smaller for educational facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Hill Top — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hill Top [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11911/hill-top/topic/education