56.3% ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Summer Hill Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Summer Hill Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost 30% of adults in Summer Hill Creek hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the national average. This creates a high-qualified population for the area, though high school completion rates sit slightly below those of New South Wales and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, despite being a little below the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Summer Hill Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult is well qualified, with 29.6% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the New South Wales figure and well above the national average.
29.6% ▲ +84.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 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 →Summer Hill Creek splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (36%) and Bachelor degree (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 19.0% and health at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is smaller than most areas with an average size of 74 students.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
74
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Summer Hill Creek
1 school — 74 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Clergate Public School, Clergate | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 74 | 961 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Summer Hill Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13703/summer-hill-creek/topic/education