48.7% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Healesville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Healesville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 31% of qualified adults in Healesville hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While these figures are higher than in many similar areas, the local community generally has lower formal education levels than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 48.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 61.8% seen in Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Healesville, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 19.3% of adults. This is higher than in most similar areas, but remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
19.3% ▲ +45.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 Healesville, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 12.9%, followed closely by engineering at 12.7% and society and culture at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Healesville has six schools within 3km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. These schools are typically smaller than most, with an average size of 192 students.
3.19
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
192
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Healesville
6 schools — 1,152 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Badger Creek Primary School, Healesville | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 233 | 1,006 |
| St Brigid's School, Healesville | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 274 | 1,029 |
| Healesville Primary School, Healesville | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 222 | 974 |
| Healesville High School, Healesville | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 310 | 964 |
| Worawa Aboriginal College, Healesville | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 46 | 649 |
| Chum Creek Primary School, Chum Creek | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 67 | 1,048 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Healesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21158/healesville/topic/education