54.2% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Richmond Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Richmond Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of university-educated adults live in Richmond Hill, where nearly 30% hold a bachelor degree or higher. This creates a professional atmosphere in the area, even though high school completion rates are lower than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 54.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales and Australian averages. This is a higher rate than most similar areas, though nearly 29% of people stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Richmond Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 29.6% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national average. This is followed by 27.1% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
29.6% ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Richmond Hill splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (30%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.7%, followed by health at 16.3% and society and culture at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Families have good access to education with seven schools within 3km, which is more than 79% of similar areas. Government and independent schools each make up 42.9% of the local sector.
7.81
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
318
Higher than 50% 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 Richmond Hill
7 schools — 2,223 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Independent 3 · Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Vistara Primary School, Richmond Hill | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 19 | 1,121 |
| Summerland Christian College, Goonellabah | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 628 | 1,042 |
| Bexhill Public School, Bexhill | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 113 | 995 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Kadina High Campus, Goonellabah | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 262 | 884 |
| Goonellabah Public School, Goonellabah | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 226 | 847 |
| Blue Hills College, Goonellabah | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 201 | 999 |
| St John's College, Lismore | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 774 | 1,059 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Richmond Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13376/richmond-hill/topic/education