45.4% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hunterview · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hunterview
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of qualified adults in Hunterview hold a Certificate III or IV, making trade certifications the most common achievement here. While the area has a diverse mix of skills, university degrees and high school completion rates are both far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 32.8% of the population had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hunterview, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 11 (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 13.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.4% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 Hunterview, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most popular areas of study at 32.3%, followed by management and commerce at 21.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3 km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, though they have a much lower average advantage score than typical areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
628
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
933
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hunterview
5 schools — 3,141 students, average ICSEA 933.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Singleton Heights Public School, Singleton Heights | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 468 | 920 |
| St Catherine's Catholic College, Singleton | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,010 | 974 |
| Singleton Public School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 353 | 950 |
| King Street Public School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 433 | 900 |
| Singleton High School, Singleton | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 877 | 901 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hunterview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11962/hunterview/topic/education