56.8% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hallam · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hallam
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of Hallam residents have completed Year 12, making it a place where school completion is much higher than in most similar areas. While a good number of adults hold degrees, these figures remain well below the state and national averages. The local landscape is shaped by a strong mix of vocational and university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.8% of people finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this remains a little below the Australian figure of 58.8%. Roughly 16.3% of residents have a Year 9 education or lower.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hallam, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 9 or below is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.7% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below Victoria's 29.2%. Certificates III or IV are the most common qualification at 26.1%.
17.7% ▲ +42.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Hallam splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.6%, followed by engineering at 16.6% and society and culture at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hallam has 31 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level, though there are 0.90 schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size is larger than in most similar areas.
0.90
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
Higher than 89% 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).
486
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
976
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hallam
31 schools — 15,077 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 8 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Hallam Secondary College, Hallam | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 716 | 923 |
| Hallam Primary School, Hallam | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 417 | 939 |
| Southern Cross Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 210 | 1,010 |
| Fountain Gate Secondary College, Narre Warren | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,211 | 938 |
| Fountain Gate Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 545 | 936 |
| Dandenong Valley Special Developmental School, Narre Warren | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 201 | 990 |
| Thomas Mitchell Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 629 | 1,050 |
| St Paul Apostle South School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 273 | 1,057 |
| Doveton College, Doveton | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 892 | 894 |
| Maramba Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 248 | 995 |
| Holy Family School, Doveton | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 109 | 975 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 432 | 930 |
| Gleneagles Secondary College, Endeavour Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,267 | 967 |
| Kilberry Valley Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 404 | 954 |
| James Cook Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 169 | 956 |
| River Gum Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 501 | 910 |
| Hampton Park Secondary College, Hampton Park | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,234 | 905 |
| Endeavour Hills Specialist School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 293 | 985 |
| Maranatha Christian School, Endeavour Hills | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,045 | 1,101 |
| Mary MacKillop School, Narre Warren North | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 294 | 1,058 |
| St Kevin's School, Hampton Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 479 | 1,040 |
| Mossgiel Park Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 267 | 994 |
| Foundation Learning Centre - Foundation College, Narre Warren | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 155 | 968 |
| St John's Regional College, Dandenong | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 616 | 1,001 |
| St Paul Apostle North School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 237 | 1,056 |
| Oatlands Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 1,003 | 1,043 |
| Chalcot Lodge Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 257 | 1,012 |
| Berry Street School - Narre Warren Campus, Narre Warren | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 219 | 894 |
| Coral Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 393 | 923 |
| St Mary's School, Dandenong | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 154 | 993 |
| Don Bosco School, Narre Warren | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 207 | 1,047 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hallam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21125/hallam/topic/education