44.0% ▲ +17.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hillvue · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hillvue
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Hillvue finished Year 12, marking a significant gap in schooling compared to the rest of the country. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where only 15% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. About 33% of people in the area stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hillvue, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15%, far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.3% of residents.
15.0% ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 Hillvue, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 13 schools within 3km—more than 85% of similar areas—the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. These schools are larger than typical, with an average size of 405 students.
1.65
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
405
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
913
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 Hillvue
13 schools — 5,264 students, average ICSEA 913.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Hillvue Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 449 | 761 |
| Liberty College, Tamworth | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 63 | 897 |
| St Edward's Primary School, South Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 525 | 956 |
| Tamworth South Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 477 | 828 |
| Tamworth High School, South Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 663 | 860 |
| Bullimbal School, South Tamworth | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 70 | 870 |
| Parry School, West Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 20 | 753 |
| Carinya Christian School Tamworth, Tamworth | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 857 | 1,034 |
| Peel High School, Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 629 | 831 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, West Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 185 | 1,003 |
| Tamworth West Public School, West Tamworth | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 370 | 908 |
| St Nicholas' Primary School, Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 586 | 1,042 |
| Westdale Public School, Westdale | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 370 | 870 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hillvue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11921/hillvue/topic/education