60.6% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Valley Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Valley Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong commitment to learning defines Valley Heights, where 60.6% of residents finished Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas, contributing to a highly qualified local adult population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people here finished Year 12 than in most other areas. The 60.6% completion rate is a little above both the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Valley Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 30.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of education is much higher than in most similar areas.
30.4% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Valley Heights splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (30%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across various fields, led by management and commerce at 18.6% and education at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has nine schools within 3km, which is more than 81% of similar places. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,072, which is much higher than most areas.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
401
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,072
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 Valley Heights
9 schools — 3,607 students, average ICSEA 1,072.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Springwood Public School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 370 | 1,059 |
| Ellison Public School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 283 | 1,051 |
| Warrimoo Public School, Warrimoo | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 146 | 1,052 |
| Wycliffe Hope School, Warrimoo | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 39 | 1,037 |
| Wycliffe Christian School, Warrimoo | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 586 | 1,100 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Springwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 368 | 1,095 |
| Blaxland Public School, Blaxland | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 137 | 1,068 |
| St Columba's Catholic College, Springwood | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,112 | 1,088 |
| Springwood High School, Springwood | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 566 | 1,027 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Valley Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14087/valley-heights/topic/education