42.5% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Horsham · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Horsham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement for 36.9% of adults in Horsham. While more people have finished school than they did in 2011, the area still trails far behind the state and national figures for both Year 12 completion and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is a slow improvement from 2011, when the rate was 34.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Horsham, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 14.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but still far below the national figure of 26.3%. This proportion rose 3.6 points since 2011.
14.8% ▲ +31.7%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Horsham, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 14.1%, followed closely by health at 13.8% and engineering at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Horsham has 7 schools with a total of 2,787 enrolments. While the typical school size is larger than most areas, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in similar places.
7
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.87
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2,787
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
398
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Horsham
7 schools — 2,787 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Horsham College, Horsham | Government | Secondary | — | 1,010 | 965 |
| Horsham West and Haven Primary School, Horsham | Government | Primary | — | 603 | 986 |
| Horsham Primary School, Horsham | Government | Primary | — | 499 | 953 |
| St Michael and John's Primary School, Horsham | Catholic | Primary | — | 311 | 1,043 |
| St Brigid's College, Horsham | Catholic | Secondary | — | 227 | 1,007 |
| Horsham Special School, Horsham | Government | Combined | — | 106 | 903 |
| Natimuk Primary School, Natimuk | Government | Primary | — | 31 | 1,044 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Horsham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA23190/horsham/topic/education