74.9% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 74.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hunters Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hunters Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highly qualified residents define the local character of Hunters Hill, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This academic achievement is reflected in the area's schooling and school advantage scores, which are among the highest for similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing secondary school is very common here, with 74.9% of people completing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales and national figures, which both sit around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hunters Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very prevalent, as 44.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
44.5% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 44.5%
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 Hunters Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for residents are management and commerce at 26%, followed by society and culture at 14.2% and health at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most and have some of the highest advantage scores in the region. There are 46 schools within 3km, with government schools making up 58.7% of the sector.
3.05
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Higher than 91% 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).
450
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,132
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hunters Hill
46 schools — 20,245 students, average ICSEA 1,132.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 11 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 33 · Secondary 10 · Combined 3
| Hunters Hill High School, Hunters Hill | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 790 | 1,104 |
| Hunters Hill Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 228 | 1,149 |
| Saint Ignatius' College, Lane Cove | Independent | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,613 | 1,159 |
| Villa Maria Catholic Primary School, Hunters Hill | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 360 | 1,166 |
| St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,100 | 1,130 |
| Riverside Girls High School, Gladesville | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 665 | 1,114 |
| Boronia Park Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 409 | 1,145 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Gladesville | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 179 | 1,132 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| Giant Steps Sydney, Gladesville | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 113 | 1,103 |
| Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre, East Ryde | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | — | — |
| Gladesville Public School, Gladesville | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 305 | 1,129 |
| Lane Cove West Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 474 | 1,163 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Drummoyne | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 310 | 1,156 |
| Mowbray Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 714 | 1,143 |
| Drummoyne Public School, Drummoyne | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 427 | 1,137 |
| Holy Cross College, Ryde | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 786 | 1,065 |
| Abbotsford Public School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 368 | 1,113 |
| The Children's House Montessori, North Ryde | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 8 | 1,110 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| Ryde Secondary College, Ryde | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,487 | 1,102 |
| Ryde East Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 347 | 1,115 |
| St Charles Catholic Primary School, Ryde | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 579 | 1,118 |
| Putney Public School, Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 357 | 1,114 |
| Russell Lea Public School, Russell Lea | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 428 | 1,140 |
| Arndell School, North Ryde | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 17 | 1,011 |
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 214 | 1,132 |
| All Hallows Catholic Primary School, Five Dock | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 462 | 1,125 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 854 | 1,112 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Mortlake | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 357 | 1,116 |
| Rozelle Public School, Rozelle | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 507 | 1,162 |
| Ryde Public School, Ryde | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 497 | 1,096 |
| Truscott Street Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 265 | 1,144 |
| Northcross Christian School, Ryde | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 374 | 1,194 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, North Ryde | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 399 | 1,129 |
| Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain | Independent | Primary | 4.6 km | 95 | 1,178 |
| Balmain Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 321 | 1,172 |
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 349 | 1,170 |
| Rivendell School, Concord West | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 65 | 1,095 |
| North Ryde Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 316 | 1,123 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 95 | 1,151 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hunters Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11961/hunters-hill/topic/education