53.4% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hawke · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Hawke
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Hawke have finished high school or university compared to typical areas, though more people are graduating than a decade ago. Only 53.4% of people have completed Year 12, and university degrees are much less common here than in the rest of Victoria.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 53.4%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This has improved over time, rising 4.4 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hawke, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.5% of the population, a figure far below Victoria's 29.2%. Certificates III or IV are the most common qualification held by 34.3% of residents.
17.5% —
Lower than 66% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 Hawke, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools in Hawke are much larger than in most similar areas, with an average size of 662 students. While there are 35,079 total enrolments, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in other areas.
1.43
Lower than 84% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
53
Lower than 57% of federal 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).
35,079
Higher than 84% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
662
Higher than 83% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
Lower than 59% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hawke
53 schools — 35,079 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 12 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 9 · Combined 8
| Coimadai Primary School, Coimadai | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 71 | 994 |
| Arnolds Creek Primary School, Harkness | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 724 | 999 |
| Darley Primary School, Darley | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 505 | 988 |
| St Francis Catholic College, Melton West | Catholic | Secondary | 5.9 km | 1,846 | 1,012 |
| St Catherine of Siena School, Melton West | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 522 | 1,002 |
| Bacchus Marsh Primary School, Bacchus Marsh | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 776 | 1,008 |
| Wedge Park Primary School, Melton West | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 848 | 976 |
| OneSchool Global Vic, Melton West | Independent | Combined | 6.1 km | 556 | 984 |
| St Bernard's School, Bacchus Marsh | Catholic | Primary | 6.7 km | 328 | 1,035 |
| Pentland Primary School, Bacchus Marsh | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 556 | 1,009 |
| Melton West Primary School, Melton West | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 520 | 925 |
| Melton Specialist School, Melton | Government | Combined | 7.3 km | 406 | 951 |
| Melton Secondary College, Melton | Government | Secondary | 7.4 km | 1,433 | 944 |
| Bacchus Marsh College, Bacchus Marsh | Government | Secondary | 7.6 km | 987 | 966 |
| Binap Primary School, Brookfield | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 406 | 972 |
| Bacchus Marsh Grammar - Maddingley Campus, Bacchus Marsh | Independent | Combined | 8.1 km | 3,826 | 1,115 |
| Kurunjang Primary School, Melton | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 590 | 942 |
| Kurunjang Secondary College, Melton | Government | Secondary | 8.3 km | 873 | 947 |
| Djerriwarrh Community & Education Services - Djerriwarrh Community College, Melton | Independent | Secondary | 8.4 km | 39 | 929 |
| Melton Christian College, Brookfield | Independent | Combined | 8.4 km | 1,268 | 1,044 |
| Coburn Primary School, Melton South | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 601 | 932 |
| St Dominic's School, Melton | Catholic | Primary | 8.6 km | 369 | 967 |
| Melton Primary School, Melton | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 507 | 961 |
| Al Iman College, Melton South | Independent | Combined | 9.2 km | 1,149 | 1,059 |
| Toolern Vale and District Primary School, Toolern Vale | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 155 | 957 |
| Staughton College, Melton South | Government | Secondary | 9.4 km | 1,705 | 956 |
| Melton South Primary School, Melton South | Government | Primary | 9.8 km | 972 | 962 |
| St Anthony's School, Melton South | Catholic | Primary | 9.8 km | 646 | 1,000 |
| Muhammadiyah Australia College, Melton | Independent | Combined | 10.2 km | 182 | 1,052 |
| Strathtulloh Primary School, Strathtulloh | Government | Primary | 11.4 km | 1,350 | 1,024 |
| St Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic Primary School, Weir Views | Catholic | Primary | 11.9 km | 473 | 1,024 |
| Exford Primary School, Exford | Government | Primary | 12.6 km | 326 | 1,003 |
| Myrniong Primary School, Myrniong | Government | Primary | 13.8 km | 147 | 1,008 |
| Eynesbury Primary School, Eynesbury | Government | Primary | 17.0 km | 458 | 1,008 |
| Diggers Rest Primary School, Diggers Rest | Government | Primary | 18.5 km | 560 | 1,034 |
| Balliang East Primary School, Balliang East | Government | Primary | 18.5 km | 72 | 928 |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School, Sunbury | Catholic | Primary | 19.2 km | 431 | 1,065 |
| Sunbury Downs Secondary College, Sunbury | Government | Secondary | 19.2 km | 789 | 1,005 |
| Sunbury Heights Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 19.4 km | 495 | 983 |
| Killara Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 20.0 km | 317 | 1,017 |
| Sunbury West Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 20.2 km | 230 | 1,004 |
| Sunbury Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 20.7 km | 400 | 1,056 |
| St Anne's School, Sunbury | Catholic | Primary | 20.8 km | 599 | 1,059 |
| Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School, Sunbury | Government | Combined | 20.8 km | 283 | 998 |
| Sunbury College, Sunbury | Government | Secondary | 21.5 km | 980 | 993 |
| Kismet Park Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 21.8 km | 358 | 1,023 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Sunbury | Catholic | Primary | 21.9 km | 299 | 1,061 |
| Cana Catholic Primary School, Hillside | Catholic | Primary | 22.3 km | 508 | 1,039 |
| Salesian College Sunbury, Sunbury | Catholic | Secondary | 22.4 km | 1,720 | 1,059 |
| Red Rock Christian College, Sunbury | Independent | Combined | 22.7 km | 195 | 1,056 |
| Goonawarra Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 23.2 km | 351 | 999 |
| Ballan Primary School, Ballan | Government | Primary | 24.1 km | 231 | 982 |
| St Brigid's School, Ballan | Catholic | Primary | 24.4 km | 141 | 1,048 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hawke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED219/hawke/topic/education