54.1% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 54.1%
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.
Over 40% of adults in Big Hill hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This high level of tertiary education defines the local profile, even though the rate of people completing Year 12 is lower than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.1% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but remains well below the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Big Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 11 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 40.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both the Victorian figure of 29.2% and the Australian average of 26.3%.
40.5% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 40.5%
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 Big Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 19.2%, followed by creative arts at 15.4% and education at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government combined school within 3km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. This school has an average advantage score of 1,038, which is much higher than most other areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
167
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% 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
1 school — 167 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Lorne P-12 College, Lorne | Government | Combined | 6.1 km | 167 | 1,038 |
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/SAL20236/big-hill/topic/education