68.4% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hillsdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hillsdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high level of academic achievement shapes daily life in Hillsdale, where 68.4% of residents completed Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8%, marking the area as much more educated than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is 68.4%, which is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures. This is much higher than most areas, with only 13% of residents peaking at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hillsdale, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common, with 28.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the Australian average, and the most typical high-level qualification is a bachelor degree at 30.2%.
28.6% ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 28.6%
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 Hillsdale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are concentrated in management and commerce at 23.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.7% and society and culture at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,077, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 28 schools within 3 km, there are only 1.05 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.05
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
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).
348
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,077
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hillsdale
28 schools — 9,755 students, average ICSEA 1,077.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Matraville Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 222 | 1,046 |
| Corpus Christi College Maroubra, Maroubra | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 755 | 1,043 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville, Matraville | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 369 | 1,078 |
| South Sydney High School, Maroubra | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 796 | 1,037 |
| Matraville Soldiers Settlement Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 114 | 934 |
| St Spyridon College, Maroubra | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 785 | 1,093 |
| Pagewood Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 207 | 1,085 |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Maroubra Junction | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 187 | 1,126 |
| Banksmeadow Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 268 | 1,032 |
| Chifley Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 227 | 954 |
| Matraville Sports High School, Chifley | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 487 | 930 |
| Maroubra Junction Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 484 | 1,128 |
| Mount Sinai College, Maroubra | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 267 | 1,097 |
| Malabar Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 244 | 1,068 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Malabar | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 402 | 1,090 |
| Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney, Maroubra Junction | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,129 | 1,173 |
| St Mary - St Joseph Catholic Primary School, Maroubra | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 388 | 1,109 |
| The Bowen College, Maroubra | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 15 | 910 |
| Hartford College, Daceyville | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 29 | 1,117 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Daceyville | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 371 | 1,104 |
| Maroubra Bay Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 269 | 1,055 |
| Daceyville Public School, Daceyville | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 126 | 1,029 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Botany | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 287 | 1,119 |
| Eastlakes Public School, Eastlakes | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 154 | 1,046 |
| La Perouse Public School, La Perouse | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 111 | 920 |
| Botany Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 232 | 1,062 |
| Rainbow Street Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 454 | 1,122 |
| South Coogee Public School, South Coogee | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 376 | 1,095 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hillsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11918/hillsdale/topic/education