37.9% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hillgrove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hillgrove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 37.9% of Hillgrove residents finished Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures. This creates a distinct profile for the area, where school completion and higher degrees are both much less common than in the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school compared to the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Just 37.9% of residents completed Year 12, and another 10.3% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hillgrove, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is also less common in Hillgrove, with only 13.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
13.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Hillgrove, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 44%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 28%, ahead of Education (22%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar places. These schools are larger than most and have a much higher advantage score than typical areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
701
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hillgrove
2 schools — 1,402 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Estella Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 402 | 1,019 |
| The Riverina Anglican College, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,000 | 1,104 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hillgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11915/hillgrove/topic/education