61.5% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.4%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Seven Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Seven Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Seven Hills have finished high school now than in previous censuses. This shift is part of a broader trend where 61.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. The suburb also sees a high number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A little more than 61% of residents have finished Year 12, which is slightly above the New South Wales and national figures. This is a much higher rate of school completion than in most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Seven Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees or higher are held by 28.2% of adults, a figure that is much higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are also common, held by 20.8% of the population.
28.2% ▲ +57.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 28.2%
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 Seven Hills, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15%. Society and culture, health, and IT also make up a significant portion of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Seven Hills has some of the largest schools in the region, with an average size of 563 students. While there are 59 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
2.14
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
59
Higher than 93% 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).
563
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,062
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Seven Hills
59 schools — 32,682 students, average ICSEA 1,062.
By sector: Government 46 · Catholic 10 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 38 · Secondary 15 · Combined 6
| The Meadows Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 335 | 984 |
| The Hills Sports High School, Seven Hills | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 913 | 967 |
| Seven Hills Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 131 | 1,033 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Seven Hills | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 389 | 1,076 |
| William Rose School, Seven Hills | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 86 | 1,009 |
| Toongabbie Christian College, Toongabbie | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,242 | 1,106 |
| Seven Hills High School, Seven Hills | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 480 | 969 |
| Bert Oldfield Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 175 | 1,015 |
| St Anthony's Primary School, Girraween | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 385 | 1,129 |
| Metella Road Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 676 | 1,072 |
| Toongabbie West Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 268 | 1,046 |
| Lalor Park Public School, Lalor Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 187 | 916 |
| Vardys Road Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 437 | 1,038 |
| Seven Hills North Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 246 | 1,066 |
| Seven Hills West Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 324 | 1,001 |
| Winston Heights Public School, Winston Hills | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 304 | 1,103 |
| St Bernadette's Primary School, Lalor Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 226 | 1,036 |
| Girraween High School, Girraween | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 784 | 1,199 |
| Toongabbie Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 381 | 1,063 |
| Girraween Public School, Girraween | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 1,072 | 1,132 |
| Mitchell High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 876 | 978 |
| Shelley Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 435 | 1,001 |
| Pendle Hill High School, Wentworthville | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 692 | 1,001 |
| Model Farms High School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,021 | 1,073 |
| St Paul the Apostle Primary School, Winston Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 385 | 1,100 |
| Matthew Pearce Public School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 1,270 | 1,177 |
| Coreen School, Blacktown | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 56 | 845 |
| Lynwood Park Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 223 | 988 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,014 | 1,016 |
| Ebenezer Christian College, Prospect | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 140 | 995 |
| Blacktown Boys High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 898 | 1,053 |
| Blacktown Girls High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,080 | 1,046 |
| Blacktown North Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 354 | 1,042 |
| Blacktown South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 936 | 1,042 |
| Darcy Road Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 576 | 1,122 |
| Winston Hills Public School, Winston Hills | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 636 | 1,104 |
| Pendle Hill Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 309 | 1,032 |
| Woodbury, Baulkham Hills | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 22 | 1,112 |
| Greystanes High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,090 | 1,003 |
| Kings Langley Public School, Kings Langley | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 567 | 1,081 |
| Toongabbie East Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 107 | 898 |
| Nagle College, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 532 | 1,048 |
| Jasper Road Public School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 803 | 1,132 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Blacktown | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 295 | 1,058 |
| Beresford Road Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 580 | 1,033 |
| Crestwood Public School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 633 | 1,139 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Blacktown South | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 631 | 1,065 |
| Northmead Public School, Northmead | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 614 | 1,082 |
| Blacktown West Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 443 | 992 |
| Mother Teresa Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 389 | 1,121 |
| Walters Road Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 523 | 997 |
| Palm Avenue School, Westmead | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | — | — |
| Caddies Creek Public School, Glenwood | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 868 | 1,120 |
| Crestwood High School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,022 | 1,103 |
| Redbank School, Westmead | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 46 | 1,001 |
| Marayong Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 557 | 981 |
| Glenwood High School, Glenwood | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,507 | 1,090 |
| Evans High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 815 | 935 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Baulkham Hills | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 696 | 1,113 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Seven Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13533/seven-hills/topic/education