65.0% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Hoxton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Hoxton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than six in ten people in West Hoxton finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of secondary school completion helps set the stage for a community where many adults hold trade or professional certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are high here, with 65% of residents completing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Hoxton, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 19.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the 26.3% national figure. Certificates III or IV are common, held by 27.7% of the population.
19.3% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →West Hoxton splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 22.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
West Hoxton has schools that are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 947 students. There are 29 schools within 3 km, though there are among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children.
0.90
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 88% 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).
947
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,039
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving West Hoxton
29 schools — 27,458 students, average ICSEA 1,039.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 7 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 14 · Combined 8 · Secondary 7
| Clancy Catholic College, West Hoxton | Catholic | Secondary | 0.2 km | 1,211 | 1,054 |
| Greenway Park Public School, Carnes Hill | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 620 | 1,011 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Carnes Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 669 | 1,059 |
| Hoxton Park Public School, Hoxton Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 531 | 985 |
| Thomas Hassall Anglican College, Middleton Grange | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,721 | 1,083 |
| John Edmondson High School, Horningsea Park | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,084 | 982 |
| Austral Public School, Austral | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 846 | 1,032 |
| Middleton Grange Public School, Middleton Grange | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 465 | 1,010 |
| St Anthony of Padua Catholic College, Austral | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,539 | 1,037 |
| Arrahman College, Austral | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 256 | 1,084 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic College, Hinchinbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,297 | 1,006 |
| William Carey Christian School, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,325 | 1,105 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Hoxton Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 469 | 1,037 |
| Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 895 | 940 |
| Hinchinbrook Public School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 487 | 959 |
| Al-Faisal College - Liverpool, Austral | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,573 | 1,097 |
| Unity Grammar College, Austral | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,428 | 1,059 |
| Leppington Public School, Leppington | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 507 | 1,032 |
| Dalmeny Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 671 | 1,012 |
| St Francis Catholic College, Edmondson Park | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,559 | 1,088 |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Prestons | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 646 | 1,088 |
| Amity College, Prestons, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 2,588 | 1,096 |
| Miller Public School, Miller | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 266 | 880 |
| Edmondson Park Public School, Edmondson Park | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 897 | 1,077 |
| Cecil Hills High School, Cecil Hills | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,342 | 986 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 544 | 902 |
| Miller High School, Miller | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 816 | 878 |
| Cecil Hills Public School, Cecil Hills | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 721 | 1,017 |
| Leppington Anglican College, Leppington | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 485 | 1,101 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Hoxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14263/west-hoxton/topic/education