34.3% ▲ +30.9%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Heathcote · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Heathcote
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Heathcote have completed secondary or tertiary study compared to the state and national figures. While the number of people finishing Year 12 has risen since 2011, the area still sees much lower rates of higher qualifications than most other regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.3% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This rate has risen by 8.1 percentage points since 2011, though it remains among the lowest for areas of this size.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Heathcote, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.0% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.0% of residents.
13.0% ▲ +77.8%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 Heathcote, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 16.2%, followed by management and commerce at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 3 primary schools in the area, and while enrolments are smaller than about 91% of similar areas, there are 4.06 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.06
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
333
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
111
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Heathcote
4 schools — 345 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4
| Holy Rosary School, Heathcote | Catholic | Primary | 7.1 km | 82 | 1,004 |
| Heathcote Primary School, Heathcote | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 150 | 961 |
| Axedale Primary School, Axedale | Government | Primary | 16.1 km | 101 | 1,018 |
| Redesdale Mia Mia Primary School, Redesdale | Government | Primary | 19.9 km | 12 | 981 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Heathcote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202021029/heathcote/topic/education