50.8% ▲ +105.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Big Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Big Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just over half of Big Hill residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. While many locals hold trade certificates, the overall level of schooling and university degrees remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 50.8% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%. Other common highest years of schooling include Year 10 at 15.2% and Year 11 at 14.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Big Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.2% of the population, a figure well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.7% of residents.
18.2% ▲ +126.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Big Hill, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 15.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14.71 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. The two schools within 3 km are both government-run, with one primary and one combined school.
14.71
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
194
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Big Hill
2 schools — 388 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Big Hill Primary School, Big Hill | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 221 | 980 |
| Bendigo Special Developmental School, Kangaroo Flat | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 167 | 940 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Big Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20235/big-hill/topic/education