57.7% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Halls Gap · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Halls Gap
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees have become more common in Halls Gap since 2011. While the area now has a higher proportion of university graduates than most similar places, it still sits below the Victorian and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A little over half of residents, 57.7%, have completed Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the state figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Halls Gap, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 26.5% of residents.
24.2% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Halls Gap splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 12.6%, followed by education and engineering at around 11% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most areas, with an average size of 28 students. There are two government primary schools within 3km, which is a higher number of schools per child than in most similar places.
13.70
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
28
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Halls Gap
2 schools — 55 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Halls Gap Primary School, Halls Gap | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 33 | 1,017 |
| Pomonal Primary School, Pomonal | Government | Primary | 9.6 km | 22 | 977 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Halls Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21127/halls-gap/topic/education