60.0% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Robin Hill · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A well-educated population sets Robin Hill apart, with a much higher share of residents holding degrees and finishing high school than in most similar areas. Nearly 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This trend of higher achievement is seen across both school and university levels.
Highest year of school completed.
Six in ten residents have completed Year 12, a result that is much higher than most areas and a little above both the state and national figures.
60.0% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Robin Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.9% of adults. Overall, 29.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
29.4% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Robin Hill splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 14%.
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 19.0%, followed by engineering at 17.5% and education at 14.0%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 82% of similar areas. Half of these are government schools, and 60% are primary schools.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
398
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
10 schools — 3,977 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Bathurst West Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 515 | 927 |
| Carenne School, Bathurst | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 97 | 908 |
| Skillset Senior College, Mitchell | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 155 | 904 |
| The Assumption Catholic Primary School Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 393 | 1,031 |
| Bathurst South Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 184 | 936 |
| Bathurst Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 424 | 983 |
| St Philomena's Catholic Primary School Bathurst, South Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 216 | 1,028 |
| Denison College of Secondary Education, Bathurst High Campus, Bathurst | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 917 | 963 |
| St Stanislaus' College, Bathurst | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 713 | 1,038 |
| Cathedral Catholic Primary School Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 363 | 1,036 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Robin Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13390/robin-hill/topic/education