66.3% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Heidelberg West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Heidelberg West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Heidelberg West hold university degrees and finish high school than the national average. The area has seen a sharp rise in education levels over the last decade, with a significant jump in both Year 12 completions and bachelor degrees. This shift has left the suburb well above Victoria and Australia in its overall educational attainment.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 15 points since 2011 to reach 66.3%. This is well above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Heidelberg West, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 9 or below is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 34.5% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This figure rose 13 points since 2011 and is well above the national average of 26.3%.
34.5% ▲ +60.0%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 34.5%
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 Heidelberg West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 17.2%, followed by society and culture at 13.5% and health at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools in the area, which is smaller than about 71% of similar areas. While the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas, there are 48 schools within 3km, a figure larger than about 89% of other areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.82
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
48
Higher than 87% 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).
119
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
60
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Lower than 57% 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 Heidelberg West
48 schools — 28,882 students, average ICSEA 1,096.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 12 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 29 · Combined 10 · Secondary 9
| St Pius X School, Heidelberg West | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 46 | 1,056 |
| East Preston Islamic College, Preston | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 733 | 976 |
| Waratah Special Developmental School, Bellfield | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 73 | 965 |
| Rosanna Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 343 | 1,098 |
| Preston North East Primary School, East Preston | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 201 | 955 |
| Northern College of the Arts and Technology, Preston | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 367 | 1,060 |
| Charles La Trobe P-12 College, Macleod West | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 741 | 930 |
| Austin Hospital School, Heidelberg | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | — | — |
| Yarra Me School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | — | — |
| Heidelberg Primary School, Heidelberg | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 498 | 1,141 |
| Thornbury High School, Thornbury | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,123 | 1,067 |
| St John's School, Heidelberg | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 345 | 1,129 |
| St Bernadette's School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 191 | 1,149 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,175 | 1,111 |
| Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 850 | 1,181 |
| Reservoir High School, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 629 | 989 |
| Ivanhoe Primary School, Ivanhoe | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 557 | 1,157 |
| Rosanna Golf Links Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 557 | 1,133 |
| Holy Name School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 205 | 1,078 |
| Virtual School Victoria, Thornbury | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 6,248 | 1,073 |
| Banyule Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 618 | 1,161 |
| St Martin of Tours School, Rosanna | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 463 | 1,127 |
| Mastery Schools Victoria, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 62 | 1,082 |
| Kingsbury Primary School, Kingsbury | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 137 | 1,027 |
| Penders Grove Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 160 | 1,021 |
| Macleod College, Macleod | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 545 | 1,073 |
| Our Lady of the Way School, Kingsbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 167 | 1,079 |
| Reservoir East Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 276 | 935 |
| Holy Spirit School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 129 | 1,107 |
| Mary Immaculate School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 102 | 1,147 |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 2,500 | 1,169 |
| Preston Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 646 | 1,113 |
| Preston South Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 397 | 1,127 |
| Preston High School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,275 | 1,104 |
| Viewbank College, Viewbank | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,427 | 1,125 |
| Sacred Heart School, Preston | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 117 | 1,090 |
| Ivanhoe East Primary School, Ivanhoe East | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 480 | 1,155 |
| Wales Street Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 616 | 1,140 |
| Viewbank Primary School, Viewbank | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 656 | 1,138 |
| St John's College Preston, Preston | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 345 | 1,066 |
| Bundoora Secondary College, Bundoora | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 540 | 1,030 |
| St Mary's School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 113 | 1,089 |
| Bundoora Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Alphington Grammar School, Alphington | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 679 | 1,150 |
| Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 556 | 1,170 |
| Thornbury Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 308 | 1,093 |
| Reservoir Views Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 288 | 1,034 |
| St Anthony's School, Alphington | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 92 | 1,141 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Heidelberg West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011199/heidelberg-west/topic/education