59.5% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hoxton Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hoxton Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 60% of residents in Hoxton Park have finished Year 12, a rate much higher than most similar areas. While school completion is strong, fewer adults hold university degrees compared to the rest of the state. The area is supported by a high number of nearby schools, though these tend to be larger than usual.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 59.5% of people here completed Year 12, which is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures. This is a much higher completion rate than in most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hoxton Park, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 27.8% of residents.
15.8% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Hoxton Park splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 32 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Most schools are government-run (65.6%) and primary schools (65.6%).
1.98
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
Higher than 89% 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).
678
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hoxton Park
32 schools — 21,696 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 8 · Combined 3
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Hoxton Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 469 | 1,037 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic College, Hinchinbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,297 | 1,006 |
| Hoxton Park Public School, Hoxton Park | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 531 | 985 |
| Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 895 | 940 |
| Middleton Grange Public School, Middleton Grange | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 465 | 1,010 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Carnes Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 669 | 1,059 |
| Miller Public School, Miller | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 266 | 880 |
| Hinchinbrook Public School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 487 | 959 |
| Amity College, Prestons, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 2,588 | 1,096 |
| Miller High School, Miller | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 816 | 878 |
| Clancy Catholic College, West Hoxton | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,211 | 1,054 |
| Dalmeny Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 671 | 1,012 |
| Thomas Hassall Anglican College, Middleton Grange | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,721 | 1,083 |
| Greenway Park Public School, Carnes Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 620 | 1,011 |
| William Carey Christian School, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,325 | 1,105 |
| John Edmondson High School, Horningsea Park | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,084 | 982 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 544 | 902 |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Prestons | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 646 | 1,088 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Miller | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 315 | 1,003 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 243 | 892 |
| Cartwright Public School, Cartwright | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 241 | 920 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 304 | 895 |
| Lurnea Public School, Lurnea | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 440 | 906 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 365 | 973 |
| Sadleir Public School, Sadleir | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 351 | 883 |
| Prestons Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 586 | 962 |
| Lurnea High School, Lurnea | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 696 | 902 |
| Ashcroft High School, Ashcroft | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 701 | 877 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 209 | 848 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Lurnea | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 400 | 1,062 |
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 284 | 887 |
| Arrahman College, Austral | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 256 | 1,084 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hoxton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11958/hoxton-park/topic/education