46.0% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hillsborough · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hillsborough
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Less than half of residents in Hillsborough have completed Year 12, at just 46.0%. This reflects a broader trend in the area where higher education levels are far below the state and national figures. Most adults hold trade-based certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.0% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 37.3% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hillsborough, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 14.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification, held by 44.2% of residents.
14.1% ▲ +41.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 Hillsborough, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering at 22.4% and Management and Commerce at 17.5%. Health, Education, and Society and Culture also make up a significant share.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hillsborough is well served by 30 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for areas of this level. These schools have a higher average advantage score than most areas, with 76.7% being government run.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
357
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hillsborough
30 schools — 10,706 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 63 | 940 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 778 | 986 |
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 298 | 1,017 |
| Charlestown South Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 235 | 1,075 |
| Lakeside School, Gateshead | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 58 | 910 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Mount Hutton Public School, Mount Hutton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 166 | 940 |
| Warners Bay High School, Warners Bay | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,161 | 1,056 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 234 | 1,037 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 130 | 1,071 |
| Cardiff Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 283 | 1,000 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Gateshead | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 294 | 1,023 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Charlestown | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 361 | 1,102 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 989 | 1,062 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Warners Bay | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 418 | 1,093 |
| Wiripaang Public School, Gateshead | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 182 | 853 |
| Cardiff North Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 149 | 1,014 |
| Charlestown East Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 319 | 1,036 |
| Hunter Sports High School, Gateshead | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 941 | 955 |
| Biddabah Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 348 | 1,065 |
| Warners Bay Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 340 | 1,027 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 25 | 816 |
| New Lambton Heights Infants School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 55 | 1,100 |
| Windale Public School, Windale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 252 | 793 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| St Pius X Primary School, Windale | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 54 | 847 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 409 | 1,103 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hillsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11916/hillsborough/topic/education