43.6% ▲ +38.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hinton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hinton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Hinton finished high school compared to the state average, though those who did often pursued higher learning. Only 43.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Despite this, a small but notable group of adults holds university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the national figure, with only 43.6% of people finishing. About 33.8% of residents stopped after Year 10, while 13.4% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hinton, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40% of residents.
17.3% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 Hinton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Hinton most commonly studied Engineering and related fields (18%), followed by Management and commerce at 16.7% and Health at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 12.5 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. All four primary schools within 3 kilometres are government-run and tend to be smaller than those in other regions.
12.50
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
115
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hinton
4 schools — 459 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 4
| Hinton Public School, Hinton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 99 | 1,009 |
| Mount Kanwary Public School, Osterley | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 38 | 888 |
| Morpeth Public School, Morpeth | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 262 | 1,023 |
| Millers Forest Public School, Millers Forest | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 60 | 920 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11923/hinton/topic/education