48.2% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cambrian Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cambrian Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Cambrian Hill sits around the middle of similar areas for education, though it has far fewer people finishing school than the state average. Only 48.2% of residents completed Year 12, and university degrees are much less common here than across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Cambrian Hill finished high school compared to the wider region, with 48.2% completing Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 20.8% of residents reached Year 11 as their highest level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cambrian Hill, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are well below the national average, with only 17.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.6% of residents.
17.1% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Cambrian Hill, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Management and Commerce both at 17.3%, followed by Health at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. These schools are generally smaller than most, though they have a higher advantage score than most areas.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
154
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cambrian Hill
6 schools — 923 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 1
| Magpie Primary School, Magpie | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 103 | 923 |
| Ballarat Steiner School, Mount Helen | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 64 | 1,076 |
| St James' School, Sebastopol | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 166 | 1,034 |
| Napoleons Primary School, Napoleons | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 86 | 996 |
| Sebastopol Primary School, Sebastopol | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 98 | 901 |
| Ballarat Christian College, Sebastopol | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 406 | 1,058 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cambrian Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20454/cambrian-hill/topic/education