68.6% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hillarys · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hillarys
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees define daily life in Hillarys, where 32.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure, marking the area as one of the most highly qualified places in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the state average, with 68.6% of residents completing Year 12. This is much higher than most other areas, sitting nearly 10 points above the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hillarys, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area's strong academic profile is reflected in its qualifications, as 32.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This result is well above both the state and national figures.
32.2% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 32.2%
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 Hillarys, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most residents with degrees studied management and commerce (23.1%) or engineering (17.6%), followed by health and education at around 11% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hillarys has 29 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per child is among the lowest for similar areas. Local schools are typically larger and have much higher advantage scores than most other areas.
1.00
Lower than 92% 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).
528
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,087
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hillarys
29 schools — 15,314 students, average ICSEA 1,087.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Hillarys Primary School, Hillarys | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 522 | 1,088 |
| St Mark's Anglican Community School, Hillarys | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,856 | 1,112 |
| West Coast Language Development Centre, Padbury | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 302 | 1,033 |
| Padbury Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 160 | 1,058 |
| School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement, Padbury | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 39 | 923 |
| Sacred Heart College, Sorrento | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,508 | 1,116 |
| School Of Special Educational Needs: Sensory, Padbury | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 144 | — |
| South Padbury Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 373 | 1,067 |
| Springfield Primary School, Kallaroo | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 232 | 1,053 |
| Bambara Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 268 | 1,063 |
| Padbury Catholic Primary School, Padbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 427 | 1,108 |
| Duncraig Senior High School, Duncraig | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,851 | 1,079 |
| West Coast Secondary Education Support Centre, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 114 | 1,023 |
| Craigie Heights Primary School, Craigie | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 365 | 1,036 |
| Sorrento Primary School, Sorrento | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 442 | 1,109 |
| Whitford Catholic Primary School, Craigie | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 637 | 1,092 |
| Duncraig Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 459 | 1,105 |
| St Stephen's School, Duncraig | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 2,137 | 1,120 |
| Mullaloo Heights Primary School, Mullaloo | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 236 | 1,070 |
| Marmion Primary School, Marmion | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 375 | 1,121 |
| Mullaloo Beach Primary School, Mullaloo | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 294 | 1,077 |
| Glengarry Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 396 | 1,104 |
| Creaney Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 379 | 1,064 |
| Creaney Education Support Centre, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 72 | 1,056 |
| Beldon Primary School, Beldon | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 303 | 1,016 |
| Beldon Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 75 | 1,049 |
| Dalmain Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 278 | 1,077 |
| Belridge Secondary College, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 959 | 1,010 |
| Belridge Secondary Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 111 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hillarys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50638/hillarys/topic/education