44.3% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bald Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bald Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher university rates than most similar areas mark Bald Hills, though overall school completion is low. Only 44.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This creates a mixed educational profile where some residents hold high-level degrees while many others left school early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 44.3% of people finishing their final year. About 18.2% of residents had Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bald Hills, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 9 or below (20%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common here than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
20.9% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 Bald Hills, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Professional qualifications are diverse, with engineering and related fields being the most common at 21.3%. Health qualifications follow at 19.1%, and management and commerce account for 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools within 3 kilometres, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These are both government-run schools with a typical size of 216 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
216
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher 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 Bald Hills
2 schools — 432 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Mount Blowhard Primary School, Blowhard | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 79 | 1,008 |
| Miners Rest Primary School, Miners Rest | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 353 | 994 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bald Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20106/bald-hills/topic/education