53.8% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sleepy Hollow · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sleepy Hollow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong focus on trade and practical skills defines the learning landscape in Sleepy Hollow, where only 11.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree. While more residents here finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, the community's overall school and university completion rates remain well below state and national levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The remaining group mostly left school around Year 10 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sleepy Hollow, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Practical certificates are common, with 36.8% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of adults with a university degree is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
11.3% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Sleepy Hollow, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering, Management, and Commerce each accounting for 11.8% of degrees, followed by Health and Education at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors and have an average advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
233
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,074
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sleepy Hollow
2 schools — 466 students, average ICSEA 1,074.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Pottsville | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 373 | 1,094 |
| Burringbar Public School, Burringbar | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 93 | 992 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sleepy Hollow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13572/sleepy-hollow/topic/education