72.8% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 72.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rouse Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rouse Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 73% of residents in Rouse Hill have finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where a large proportion of adults hold university degrees. These strong academic results are reflected in the local schools, which have some of the highest advantage scores in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 72.8% of people completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rouse Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is much more qualified than most, as 36% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
36.0% ▲ +65.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 36.0%
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 Rouse Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26.8%, followed by engineering at 14% and society and culture at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rouse Hill has 34 schools within 3km, which is among the largest numbers at this level. While the schools are among the largest and most advantaged, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
2.12
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 89% 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).
766
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,104
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rouse Hill
34 schools — 26,051 students, average ICSEA 1,104.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 20 · Combined 9 · Secondary 5
| Rouse Hill Anglican College, Rouse Hill | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,578 | 1,137 |
| Rouse Hill Public School, Rouse Hill | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 1,058 | 1,093 |
| Tallawong Public School, Rouse Hill | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 121 | 1,083 |
| The Ponds School, The Ponds | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 120 | 1,038 |
| Our Lady of the Angels Primary School, Kellyville | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 600 | 1,105 |
| Rouse Hill High School, Rouse Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,316 | 1,067 |
| Ironbark Ridge Public School, Rouse Hill | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 754 | 1,156 |
| South Creek School, Riverstone | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 82 | 982 |
| Riverstone High School, Riverstone | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 861 | 979 |
| Riverbank Public School, The Ponds | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 2,030 | 1,141 |
| The Ponds High School, The Ponds | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 2,321 | 1,118 |
| Norwest Christian College, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,187 | 1,109 |
| Ngarra Christian College, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 37 | 1,085 |
| St John's Primary School, Riverstone | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 228 | 1,113 |
| Riverstone Public School, Riverstone | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 599 | 986 |
| St John Paul II Catholic College (Schofields), Schofields | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,159 | 1,074 |
| Schofields Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 1,119 | 1,086 |
| Kellyville Ridge Public School, Kellyville Ridge | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 671 | 1,107 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Schofields | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 724 | 1,108 |
| John Palmer Public School, The Ponds | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 950 | 1,125 |
| Galungara Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 882 | 1,106 |
| St John XXIII Catholic College (Primary), Stanhope Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 799 | 1,112 |
| St John XXIII Catholic College (Secondary), Stanhope Gardens | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,166 | 1,097 |
| Casuarina School, Riverstone | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 40 | 912 |
| Box Hill Public School, Box Hill | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 271 | 1,123 |
| Beaumont Hills Public School, Beaumont Hills | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 466 | 1,107 |
| Annangrove Public School, Annangrove | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 142 | 1,096 |
| North Kellyville Public School, North Kellyville | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 1,068 | 1,112 |
| Hills Adventist College, North Kellyville | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 823 | 1,150 |
| Tallowood School, Kellyville | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 98 | 1,034 |
| Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School, Kellyville | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 627 | 1,116 |
| Australian International Academy, Kellyville Campus, North Kellyville | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 733 | 1,122 |
| Parklea Public School, Glenwood | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 566 | 1,083 |
| Kellyville Public School, Kellyville | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 855 | 1,136 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rouse Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13444/rouse-hill/topic/education