20.0% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hollydeen · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than one in five people in Hollydeen have finished Year 12, making it a place where school completion is far lower than in the rest of the country. While many residents lack a high school diploma, a small group hold higher degrees, creating a distinct split in the local education profile.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 20% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national and state figures of around 59%. The most common highest year of schooling reached is Year 10, at 27.5%.
20.0% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Hollydeen, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (27%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 17.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Australian average. Diploma and Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, each held by 20% of adults.
17.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Hollydeen splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (29%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Postgraduate degree at 24%.
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread evenly across a few sectors, with Engineering, Health, and Management and Commerce each accounting for 12% of the total.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is smaller than most similar schools with an average of 23 students. This school also has one of the lowest average advantage scores among similar areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
23
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
814
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 23 students, average ICSEA 814.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Sandy Hollow Public School, Sandy Hollow | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 23 | 814 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hollydeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11930/hollydeen/topic/education