57.1% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.4%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Black Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Black Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 28% of adults in Black Hill hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. This level of qualification is slightly above the national figure. The community generally has a strong educational background compared to nearby regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While 57.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, this is still a little below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Black Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 28.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or more. This is slightly lower than the Victorian average of 29.2%.
28.1% ▲ +47.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Black Hill splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), 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 and society and culture, both at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 18 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 88% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
2.75
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
424
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,074
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Black Hill
18 schools — 7,202 students, average ICSEA 1,074.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Black Hill Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| St Columba's School, Ballarat North | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 334 | 1,090 |
| St Alipius' Parish School, Ballarat East | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 248 | 1,052 |
| Macarthur Street Primary School, Soldiers Hill | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 83 | 951 |
| Ballarat North Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 330 | 1,002 |
| Caledonian Primary School, Brown Hill | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 215 | 1,010 |
| Woodmans Hill Secondary College, Ballarat East | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 602 | 988 |
| Little Bendigo Primary School, Nerrina | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 84 | 986 |
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street), Ballarat | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 227 | 1,069 |
| Canadian Lead Primary School, Ballarat East | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 235 | 952 |
| St Patrick's School, Ballarat | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 249 | 1,096 |
| Sovereign Hill School, Ballarat | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | — | — |
| St Francis Xavier School, Ballarat East | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 482 | 1,071 |
| Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat), Lake Wendouree | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 350 | 1,095 |
| Invermay Primary School, Invermay | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 74 | 945 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 129 | 972 |
| Ballarat Clarendon College, Ballarat | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,896 | 1,172 |
| St Patrick's College, Ballarat | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,267 | 1,055 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Black Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20249/black-hill/topic/education