76.6% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 72.1%
- 2021: 76.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Baulkham Hills · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Baulkham Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 44% of adults in Baulkham Hills hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking it as a highly qualified area. This educational achievement is reflected in the schools, where 76.6% of residents have completed Year 12. Both university and high school completion rates have climbed significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 76.6% of people finishing school. This is a notable increase, as the rate rose 15 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Baulkham Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult is much more likely to have a degree here than in most other areas. At 43.2%, the proportion of people with a bachelor degree or higher is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
43.2% ▲ +58.5%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 43.2%
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 Baulkham Hills, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 28.9%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Baulkham Hills has school advantage scores among the highest at this level, with 13,927 enrolments across schools that are typically much larger than those in other areas.
1.07
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower than 54% of state electorate 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).
13,927
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
733
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,130
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Baulkham Hills
19 schools — 13,927 students, average ICSEA 1,130.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Excelsior Public School, Castle Hill | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 561 | 1,150 |
| Gilroy Catholic College, Castle Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,307 | 1,096 |
| St Gabriel's School for students with special needs, Castle Hill | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 207 | 1,069 |
| Baulkham Hills High School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,223 | 1,203 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Baulkham Hills | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 696 | 1,113 |
| Crestwood High School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,022 | 1,103 |
| Baulkham Hills North Public School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 876 | 1,130 |
| Crestwood Public School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 633 | 1,139 |
| Jasper Road Public School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 803 | 1,132 |
| Woodbury, Baulkham Hills | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 22 | 1,112 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Baulkham Hills South | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 403 | 1,119 |
| Matthew Pearce Public School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 1,270 | 1,177 |
| Hills Montessori School, West Pennant Hills | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 16 | 1,141 |
| Model Farms High School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,021 | 1,073 |
| Bella Vista Public School, Bella Vista | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 1,104 | 1,147 |
| Muirfield High School, North Rocks | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 836 | 1,082 |
| North Rocks Public School, North Rocks | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 861 | 1,137 |
| Christ The King Primary School, North Rocks | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 279 | 1,102 |
| Murray Farm Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 787 | 1,142 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Baulkham Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10008/baulkham-hills/topic/education