30.7% ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Heathcote · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Heathcote
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Heathcote have finished high school or university compared to most of the country. Only 30.7% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This means most of the local workforce relies on trade certificates or earlier school leaving.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures, with only 30.7% of residents finishing their final year. Roughly 21% of people finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Heathcote, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 9 or below (24%) and Year 10 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are more practical here, with 32.7% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 11% have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%.
11.0% ▲ +79.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Heathcote, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 15.4%, followed by Management and commerce and Society and culture, both at 9.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local primary schools are smaller than most, with an average size of 116 students, though there are more schools per 1,000 children than in similar areas. All local schools are primary-level and split evenly between government and Catholic providers.
6.02
Higher than 63% 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).
116
Lower than 71% 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 Heathcote
2 schools — 232 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| Holy Rosary School, Heathcote | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 82 | 1,004 |
| Heathcote Primary School, Heathcote | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 150 | 961 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Heathcote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21160/heathcote/topic/education