51.4% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hepburn · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Hepburn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of residents in Hepburn have pursued further education, with university degrees becoming far more common. While the area has more people with degrees than most similar places, the proportion of adults who finished high school remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 51.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%. This is an improvement for the area, as the figure rose by 9.4 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hepburn, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are relatively common here, with 24.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and rose 7.1 points since 2011.
24.8% ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Hepburn splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in society and culture at 13.5%, followed by management and commerce at 12.2% and engineering at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hepburn has 13 schools and a high number of schools per child compared to most areas. These schools are typically very small, with an average of 104 students, and most are primary schools.
13
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.52
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,347
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
104
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hepburn
13 schools — 1,347 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 1
| Daylesford Secondary College, Daylesford | Government | Secondary | — | 417 | 1,007 |
| Daylesford Primary School, Daylesford | Government | Primary | — | 192 | 1,022 |
| Creswick Primary School, Creswick | Government | Primary | — | 148 | 1,009 |
| St Augustine's School, Creswick | Catholic | Primary | — | 137 | 1,038 |
| Clunes Primary School, Clunes | Government | Primary | — | 96 | 978 |
| St Michael's School, Daylesford | Catholic | Primary | — | 86 | 1,049 |
| Trentham District Primary School, Trentham | Government | Primary | — | 85 | 1,093 |
| Creswick North Primary School, Creswick | Government | Primary | — | 58 | 968 |
| Hepburn Primary School, Hepburn | Government | Primary | — | 42 | 1,001 |
| Bullarto Primary School, Bullarto | Government | Primary | — | 28 | 1,032 |
| Daylesford Dharma School, Daylesford | Independent | Primary | — | 21 | 1,062 |
| Newlyn Primary School, Newlyn | Government | Primary | — | 21 | 951 |
| Yandoit Primary School, Yandoit | Government | Primary | — | 16 | 1,047 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hepburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22910/hepburn/topic/education