42.8% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Badger Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Badger Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 19 percentage points separates Badger Creek from Victoria in high school completion rates. While 42.8% of residents finished Year 12, this is far below both the state and national figures. This trend extends to higher education, with far fewer adults holding university degrees compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.8% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Other common peaks in schooling include 21.2% who finished Year 10 and 16% who reached Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Badger Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are far less common here than in the rest of Australia, with only 13.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.7% of residents.
13.8% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Badger Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 15.1%, followed by Society and Culture at 13.9% and Management and Commerce at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. These schools are generally smaller than most, with an average size of 194 students, and are split evenly between government, Catholic, and independent providers.
3.61
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality 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).
194
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Badger Creek
4 schools — 775 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Badger Creek Primary School, Healesville | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 233 | 1,006 |
| Worawa Aboriginal College, Healesville | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 46 | 649 |
| St Brigid's School, Healesville | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 274 | 1,029 |
| Healesville Primary School, Healesville | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 222 | 974 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Badger Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20097/badger-creek/topic/education