30.7% ▲ +31.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Millers Forest · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Millers Forest
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 30.7% of people in Millers Forest finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This reflects a community where formal school completion is much lower than in most other areas. Many residents instead hold trade certificates or other vocational qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A large number of residents left school after Year 10, representing 43.8% of the population. This helps explain why Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national rates.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Millers Forest, the largest group is Year 10 at 47%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.5% of the area, far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Instead, over half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
10.5% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Millers Forest, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 19.8%, followed by Health at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 21.74 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas, with 15 schools within 3km. However, the average school advantage score is much lower than in most other places.
21.74
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
370
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
927
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Millers Forest
15 schools — 5,553 students, average ICSEA 927.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Millers Forest Public School, Millers Forest | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 60 | 920 |
| Raymond Terrace Public School, Raymond Terrace | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 322 | 864 |
| Hunter River High School, Heatherbrae | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 762 | 899 |
| Mount Kanwary Public School, Osterley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 38 | 888 |
| St Brigid's Primary School, Raymond Terrace | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 377 | 1,012 |
| Woodberry Learning Centre, Woodberry | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | 26 | 844 |
| Woodberry Public School, Woodberry | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 221 | 817 |
| Irrawang Public School, Raymond Terrace | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 304 | 863 |
| Francis Greenway High School, Beresfield | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 742 | 912 |
| Irrawang High School, Raymond Terrace | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 810 | 916 |
| Thornton Public School, Thornton | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 826 | 974 |
| Grahamstown Public School, Raymond Terrace | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 253 | 912 |
| Aspect Hunter School, Thornton | Independent | Combined | 6.8 km | 290 | 1,008 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Tarro | Catholic | Primary | 6.9 km | 260 | 1,013 |
| Beresfield Public School, Beresfield | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 262 | 918 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Millers Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12629/millers-forest/topic/education