38.4% ▲ +23.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hillston · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hillston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Hillston have remained largely stable over the last decade, but they sit well below state and national benchmarks. Only 38.4% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This trend is reflected in the low proportion of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Australian average of 58.8%, with only 38.4% of the local population finishing school. About a quarter of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, and 14.7% left at Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hillston, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.4% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.4% of residents.
12.4% ▲ +73.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 12.4%
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 Hillston, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 14.6%, followed by management and commerce at 11%. Other common areas of study include health and society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hillston has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, with two schools located within 3km. These schools are smaller than average, and their advantage scores are much lower than most other areas.
6.90
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
118
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
921
Lower 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 Hillston
2 schools — 235 students, average ICSEA 921.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| St Joseph's Parish School, Hillston | Catholic | Primary | 12.9 km | 23 | 1,011 |
| Hillston Central School, Hillston | Government | Combined | 13.8 km | 212 | 911 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hillston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11919/hillston/topic/education