56.2% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hillcrest · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hillcrest
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of adults in Hillcrest have finished high school, reflecting a community with a practical mix of education levels. While school completion is common, the area has far fewer people with university degrees compared to the national average. This creates a local workforce largely skilled in trade and technical certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland figure. Other common outcomes include 21.2% finishing Year 10 and 9.2% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hillcrest, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most people here hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 38.5% of the highest qualifications.
12.7% ▲ +72.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 Hillcrest, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19%, followed by engineering at 15.3% and society and culture at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Families have access to nine schools within 3km, which is more than 81% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though they are generally larger than those in other 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).
832
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
964
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hillcrest
9 schools — 7,484 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3
| St Bernardine's School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 712 | 1,035 |
| Regents Park State School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 600 | 954 |
| Indie School, Logan, Browns Plains | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 586 | 955 |
| Boronia Heights State School, Boronia Heights | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 565 | 925 |
| Yugumbir State School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 959 | 968 |
| Browns Plains State High School, Browns Plains | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,185 | 943 |
| Browns Plains State School, Browns Plains | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 597 | 934 |
| Park Ridge State High School, Park Ridge | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,696 | 972 |
| Park Ridge State School, Park Ridge | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 584 | 972 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hillcrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31338/hillcrest/topic/education