55.4% —
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hadfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Hadfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Typical educational levels in Hadfield are around the middle for its area type, though university degrees are less common here than in the wider state. A positive trend is emerging, with the proportion of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing 8.1 percentage points since 2016 to reach 23.2%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The share of people who finished Year 12 rose 8.1 percentage points since 2016 to 55.4%. This is well below the 61.8% seen in Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hadfield, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 9 or below is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees are held by 27.0% of the population, while 23.3% hold a Certificate III or IV. Overall, the 23.2% of adults with a university degree or higher is well below the Victorian average of 29.2%.
23.2% —
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Hadfield splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 16.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.0% and society and culture at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hadfield has one primary school, which is Catholic, and it has a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas. While there is only one school in the area, there are 42 schools within 3 km.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.84
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
Higher than 84% 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).
366
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
366
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,074
Higher than 74% 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 Hadfield
42 schools — 24,127 students, average ICSEA 1,050.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 12 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 8 · Combined 8
| St Thomas More's School, Hadfield | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 366 | 1,074 |
| Belle Vue Park Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 159 | 949 |
| Pascoe Vale North Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 355 | 1,038 |
| St Mark's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 170 | 1,076 |
| Westbreen Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 422 | 1,051 |
| Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College, Pascoe Vale | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 719 | 987 |
| Darul Ulum College of Victoria, Fawkner | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,766 | 1,005 |
| Glenroy College, Glenroy | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 454 | 931 |
| St Matthew's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 204 | 1,009 |
| John Fawkner Secondary College, Fawkner | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 234 | 958 |
| Fawkner Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 238 | 1,020 |
| Moomba Park Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 205 | 1,018 |
| Glenroy Central Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 263 | 986 |
| St Oliver Plunkett's School, Pascoe Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 379 | 1,100 |
| Glenroy Private, Glenroy | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 632 | 992 |
| Corpus Christi School, Glenroy | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 174 | 1,055 |
| Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 456 | 1,066 |
| Mercy College, Coburg | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 403 | 1,029 |
| St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 237 | 1,085 |
| Coburg North Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 509 | 1,128 |
| Glenroy Specialist School, Glenroy | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 167 | 987 |
| Meadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 263 | 922 |
| Oak Park Primary School, Oak Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 388 | 1,095 |
| Sirius College, Broadmeadows | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 3,284 | 1,088 |
| Australian International Academy of Education, Coburg | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 2,215 | 1,071 |
| Antonine College, Pascoe Vale South | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 927 | 982 |
| St Paul's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 200 | 1,097 |
| Penola Catholic College, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,373 | 1,000 |
| Strathmore Secondary College, Strathmore | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,958 | 1,086 |
| St Dominic's School, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 226 | 958 |
| Glenroy West Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 333 | 1,031 |
| Newlands Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 437 | 1,146 |
| Coburg Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 346 | 1,113 |
| Strathmore North Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 632 | 1,116 |
| Reservoir West Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 600 | 1,068 |
| Broadmeadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 252 | 948 |
| St Joseph the Worker School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 245 | 1,049 |
| Coburg High School, Coburg | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,265 | 1,099 |
| Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 304 | 1,104 |
| Jacana School for Autism, Jacana | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 228 | 1,005 |
| Coburg Special Developmental School, Coburg | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 67 | 1,028 |
| Islamic College of Sport, Coburg | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 72 | 989 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hadfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210031440/hadfield/topic/education