47.5% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hazelwood South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hazelwood South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Less than half of adults in Hazelwood South, at 47.5%, have completed Year 12. This figure is far below the Victorian and national averages, reflecting a local profile where practical training is more common than senior secondary or university schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with many residents leaving school earlier; about 23.5% finished Year 11 and 17.2% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hazelwood South, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 16.5% of adults, which is well below the national average. Instead, trade and vocational certificates are most common, with 44.1% holding a Certificate III or IV.
16.5% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
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 Hazelwood South, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are heavily skewed towards technical fields, with 28.9% of degrees or certificates being in engineering and related fields.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 4 primary schools within 3km, more than most similar areas, though the average school size and advantage scores are lower than most.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
139
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
962
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hazelwood South
4 schools — 557 students, average ICSEA 962.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4
| Lumen Christi School, Churchill | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 87 | 986 |
| Churchill Primary School, Churchill | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 212 | 965 |
| Churchill North Primary School, Churchill | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 118 | 908 |
| Hazelwood North Primary School, Hazelwood North | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 140 | 989 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hazelwood South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21157/hazelwood-south/topic/education