59.6% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hinchinbrook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hinchinbrook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Hinchinbrook have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas. While school completion is strong, the typical resident is far less likely to hold a university degree than others across New South Wales and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and just above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hinchinbrook, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.5% of people.
15.4% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Hinchinbrook splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in management and commerce, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hinchinbrook has some of the largest schools at this level, with an average size of 738 students. However, there are only 1.29 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.29
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
Higher than 90% 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).
738
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hinchinbrook
42 schools — 30,978 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 10 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 11 · Combined 4
| Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 895 | 940 |
| Hinchinbrook Public School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 487 | 959 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic College, Hinchinbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,297 | 1,006 |
| Middleton Grange Public School, Middleton Grange | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 465 | 1,010 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 544 | 902 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Hoxton Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 469 | 1,037 |
| Miller Public School, Miller | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 266 | 880 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 304 | 895 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 365 | 973 |
| Miller High School, Miller | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 816 | 878 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 243 | 892 |
| Hoxton Park Public School, Hoxton Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 531 | 985 |
| Thomas Hassall Anglican College, Middleton Grange | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,721 | 1,083 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Miller | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 315 | 1,003 |
| Cecil Hills High School, Cecil Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,342 | 986 |
| Sadleir Public School, Sadleir | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 351 | 883 |
| Cartwright Public School, Cartwright | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 241 | 920 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 209 | 848 |
| Clancy Catholic College, West Hoxton | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,211 | 1,054 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Carnes Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 669 | 1,059 |
| Amity College, Prestons, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 2,588 | 1,096 |
| Greenway Park Public School, Carnes Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 620 | 1,011 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 769 | 989 |
| Lurnea Public School, Lurnea | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 440 | 906 |
| Cecil Hills Public School, Cecil Hills | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 721 | 1,017 |
| Ashcroft High School, Ashcroft | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 701 | 877 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 284 | 887 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| Dalmeny Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 671 | 1,012 |
| John Edmondson High School, Horningsea Park | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,084 | 982 |
| William Carey Christian School, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,325 | 1,105 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Arrahman College, Austral | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 256 | 1,084 |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Prestons | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 646 | 1,088 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Lurnea | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 400 | 1,062 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 368 | 951 |
| Prestons Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 586 | 962 |
| Lurnea High School, Lurnea | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 696 | 902 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 238 | 900 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 819 | 1,053 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hinchinbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11922/hinchinbrook/topic/education