67.7% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Horningsea Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Horningsea Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Horningsea Park finished high school than in most similar areas, with 67.7% completing Year 12. This high rate of school completion helps set the local educational profile apart from other nearby neighbourhoods.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is well above the state and national figures, sitting at 67.7%. This is 8.8 percentage points higher than the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Horningsea Park, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While higher than most similar areas, the 20.9% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees and Certificate III or IV, both at 29%.
20.9% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Horningsea Park splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are management and commerce at 22.1%, followed by engineering at 14.1% and society and culture at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher average advantage score than most areas and are among the largest in the region. While there are 20 schools within 3km, there are actually much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
1.27
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
1,025
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,050
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Horningsea Park
20 schools — 20,493 students, average ICSEA 1,050.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 7 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| John Edmondson High School, Horningsea Park | Government | Secondary | 0.1 km | 1,084 | 982 |
| William Carey Christian School, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 1,325 | 1,105 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Carnes Hill | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 669 | 1,059 |
| Greenway Park Public School, Carnes Hill | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 620 | 1,011 |
| Hoxton Park Public School, Hoxton Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 531 | 985 |
| Clancy Catholic College, West Hoxton | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,211 | 1,054 |
| St Francis Catholic College, Edmondson Park | Catholic | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,559 | 1,088 |
| Edmondson Park Public School, Edmondson Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 897 | 1,077 |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Prestons | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 646 | 1,088 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Hoxton Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 469 | 1,037 |
| Dalmeny Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 671 | 1,012 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic College, Hinchinbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,297 | 1,006 |
| Amity College, Prestons, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 2,588 | 1,096 |
| Thomas Hassall Anglican College, Middleton Grange | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,721 | 1,083 |
| Austral Public School, Austral | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 846 | 1,032 |
| Middleton Grange Public School, Middleton Grange | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 465 | 1,010 |
| Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 895 | 940 |
| Bardia Public School, Bardia | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 953 | 1,070 |
| Leppington Public School, Leppington | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 507 | 1,032 |
| St Anthony of Padua Catholic College, Austral | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,539 | 1,037 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Horningsea Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11942/horningsea-park/topic/education