66.4% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hotham · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Hotham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 66% of people in Hotham have finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This educational shift is part of a clear upward trend, with school completion rates jumping 15 percentage points since 2011. Higher levels of schooling are reflected in the qualifications of adults, who are now more likely to hold a university degree than the typical Australian.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The percentage of people who completed Year 12 is 66.4%, which is well above both the Victorian and national figures. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 51.1% had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hotham, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 30.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is a little above the state average and well above the national figure. This represents a rise of 9.3 percentage points since 2016.
30.2% —
Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 30.2%
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 Hotham, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 22.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.9%. Other common areas of study include society and culture, health, and information technology.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 49 schools within 3km, though this is smaller than about 62% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (71.4%), and the typical school is larger than those in most other areas with an average size of 570 students.
1.55
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Lower than 69% 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).
27,337
Higher than 54% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
570
Higher than 66% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,028
Higher than 51% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hotham
49 schools — 27,337 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 35 · Catholic 10 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 8 · Combined 7
| Clayton South Primary School, Clayton South | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 102 | 1,008 |
| Westall Primary School, Clayton South | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 309 | 1,017 |
| Westall Secondary College, Clayton South | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 710 | 966 |
| St Andrew's School, Clayton South | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 319 | 1,074 |
| Fitra Community School, Clayton South | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 68 | 1,099 |
| St Peter's School, Clayton | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 133 | 1,082 |
| Monash Children's Hospital School, Clayton | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | — | — |
| Clarinda Primary School, Clarinda | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 334 | 1,082 |
| Minaret College, Springvale | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 2,929 | 998 |
| Spring Parks Primary School, Springvale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 263 | 978 |
| St Joseph's School, Springvale | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 527 | 1,008 |
| Springvale Park Special Developmental School, Springvale | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 200 | 961 |
| Oakleigh South Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 1,038 | 1,163 |
| Springvale Rise Primary School, Springvale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 451 | 929 |
| Clayton North Primary School, Clayton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 221 | 1,064 |
| Killester College, Springvale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 993 | 1,020 |
| St John Vianney's School, Mulgrave | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 417 | 1,049 |
| South Oakleigh College, Oakleigh South | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 950 | 1,052 |
| Huntingdale Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 414 | 1,120 |
| Hoa Nghiem Primary School, Springvale South | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 70 | 1,017 |
| Heatherhill Primary School, Springvale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 209 | 966 |
| Athol Road Primary School, Springvale South | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 402 | 947 |
| Wellington Secondary College, Mulgrave | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,643 | 1,006 |
| Keysborough Secondary College, Springvale South | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 2,194 | 941 |
| East Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 324 | 1,100 |
| Albany Rise Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 207 | 1,017 |
| Amsleigh Park Primary School, Oakleigh East | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 345 | 1,093 |
| Coatesville Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 795 | 1,136 |
| St Peter's School, Bentleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 625 | 1,121 |
| Harrisfield Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 240 | 1,017 |
| Sacred Heart School, Oakleigh | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 195 | 1,140 |
| Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hughesdale | Catholic | Secondary | 5.4 km | 932 | 1,102 |
| Keysborough Primary School, Springvale South | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 382 | 964 |
| Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 294 | 1,049 |
| Hughesdale Primary School, Hughesdale | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 572 | 1,144 |
| St Anthony's School, Noble Park | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 292 | 1,020 |
| Noble Park Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 292 | 943 |
| Bentleigh Secondary College, Bentleigh East | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 936 | 1,082 |
| Carwatha College P-12, Noble Park | Government | Combined | 5.9 km | 681 | 976 |
| Noble Park English Language School, Noble Park | Government | Combined | 6.0 km | 847 | 880 |
| Oakleigh Primary School, Oakleigh | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 451 | 1,120 |
| Wallarano Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 606 | 962 |
| Oakleigh Grammar, Oakleigh | Independent | Combined | 6.1 km | 724 | 1,078 |
| Noble Park Secondary College, Noble Park | Government | Secondary | 6.2 km | 592 | 902 |
| Valkstone Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 668 | 1,156 |
| Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 393 | 1,120 |
| Resurrection School, Keysborough | Catholic | Primary | 6.5 km | 415 | 1,065 |
| Yarraman Oaks Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 214 | 965 |
| Chandler Park Primary School, Keysborough | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 419 | 974 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hotham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED222/hotham/topic/education