60.0% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 47.4%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Hills · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in East Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A 13 point jump in Year 12 completions since 2011 marks a period of significant educational growth for East Hills. While university degrees are less common here than across the state, more residents are finishing high school and gaining higher qualifications than a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60% of residents finished Year 12, which is a little above the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This reflects a strong upward trend, as the rate rose from 47.4% in 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 23.1% of adults, a figure that is well below the national and state levels. However, this has increased by 8.4 percentage points since 2011.
23.1% ▲ +57.5%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 23.1%
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 East Hills, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.1%. Society and culture is the third most common area of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
East Hills has 13,269 school enrolments, which is larger than about 80% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (71.4%), and primary schools make up the bulk of the 28 schools within 3km.
1.70
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
Higher than 73% 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).
13,269
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
474
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving East Hills
28 schools — 13,269 students, average ICSEA 1,029.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Panania North Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 441 | 1,026 |
| Broderick Gillawarna School, Revesby | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 100 | 1,005 |
| Revesby Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 303 | 999 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Revesby | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 622 | 1,091 |
| Mount St Joseph Milperra, Milperra | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 891 | 1,060 |
| Tower Street Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 154 | 998 |
| Sir Joseph Banks High School, Revesby | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 945 | 949 |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, Panania | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 606 | 1,091 |
| East Hills Boys High School, Panania | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 843 | 1,013 |
| East Hills Girls Technology High School, Panania | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 759 | 1,031 |
| East Hills Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 130 | 986 |
| Revesby South Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 312 | 1,041 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Padstow | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 104 | 1,004 |
| Picnic Point High School, Picnic Point | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 865 | 1,018 |
| De La Salle College, Revesby Heights, Revesby Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 650 | 1,065 |
| Condell Park Public School, Condell Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 586 | 968 |
| Panania Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 368 | 1,057 |
| Padstow North Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 305 | 1,036 |
| Condell Park High School, Condell Park | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 876 | 936 |
| Milperra Public School, Milperra | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 317 | 1,027 |
| Padstow Park Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 334 | 1,019 |
| Picnic Point Public School, Picnic Point | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 360 | 1,101 |
| Condell Park Christian School, Condell Park | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 64 | 1,081 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Padstow | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 200 | 1,079 |
| Padstow Heights Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 297 | 1,053 |
| Georges Hall Public School, Georges Hall | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 685 | 1,017 |
| Georges River Grammar, Georges Hall | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 933 | 1,095 |
| HopePoint Christian School, Georges Hall | Independent | Primary | 4.6 km | 219 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10027/east-hills/topic/education