56.0% ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brown Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brown Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of university education shape daily life in Brown Hill, where nearly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or more. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, the community still trails behind both the Victorian and national figures for higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 56%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian average. Roughly 11% of residents finished school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brown Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but a little below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.7% of residents.
24.4% ▲ +68.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 Brown Hill, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 16%, followed by health at 13.8% and engineering at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3km of the area, which is more than 85% of similar places. Government schools make up 78.6% of the sector, and most of these are primary schools.
1.04
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
252
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,026
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brown Hill
14 schools — 3,279 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 2
| Little Bendigo Primary School, Nerrina | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 84 | 986 |
| Caledonian Primary School, Brown Hill | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 215 | 1,010 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Ballarat East | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 482 | 1,071 |
| Woodmans Hill Secondary College, Ballarat East | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 602 | 988 |
| Black Hill Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| St Alipius' Parish School, Ballarat East | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 248 | 1,052 |
| Warrenheip Primary School, Warrenheip | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 32 | 909 |
| Glen Park Primary School, Glen Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 10 | 1,110 |
| Ballarat North Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 330 | 1,002 |
| Canadian Lead Primary School, Ballarat East | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 235 | 952 |
| St Columba's School, Ballarat North | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 334 | 1,090 |
| Macarthur Street Primary School, Soldiers Hill | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 83 | 951 |
| Sovereign Hill School, Ballarat | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | — | — |
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street), Ballarat | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 227 | 1,069 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brown Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20356/brown-hill/topic/education