58.8% ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Herne Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Herne Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Herne Hill, where 31% of adults hold one. The area stands out for having much higher qualification levels than most similar places, with over a quarter of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average, though it sits well below the Victorian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Herne Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 26.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits slightly below the Victorian average.
26.9% ▲ +97.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Herne Hill splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with health and management and commerce both leading at 14.3%, followed closely by society and culture at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Herne Hill has 23 schools within 3km, which is more than 91% of similar areas. Local schools are generally much larger and have much higher advantage scores than most other areas.
3.31
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 87% 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).
664
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,076
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Herne Hill
23 schools — 15,272 students, average ICSEA 1,076.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Holy Spirit Parish School, Manifold Heights | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 326 | 1,068 |
| Clonard College, Herne Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 940 | 1,051 |
| Manifold Heights Primary School, Manifold Heights | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 469 | 1,082 |
| Herne Hill Primary School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 267 | 1,023 |
| Western Heights Secondary College, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,060 | 991 |
| Hamlyn Views School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 150 | 998 |
| Newtown Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 193 | 1,076 |
| Hamlyn Banks Primary School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 290 | 976 |
| St Joseph's College Geelong, Newtown | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,742 | 1,075 |
| St Patrick's School, Geelong West | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 418 | 1,107 |
| Ashby Primary School, Geelong West | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 259 | 1,059 |
| Fyans Park Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 405 | 1,131 |
| Sacred Heart College, Newtown | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,450 | 1,105 |
| The Geelong College, Newtown | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,573 | 1,156 |
| Kardinia International College, Bell Post Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,925 | 1,155 |
| Nelson Park School, Bell Park | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 334 | 938 |
| Holy Family School, Bell Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 344 | 1,029 |
| St Robert's School, Newtown | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 261 | 1,099 |
| Chilwell Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 408 | 1,139 |
| Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College, Geelong | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 614 | 1,046 |
| North Geelong Secondary College, North Geelong | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 989 | 961 |
| Bell Park North Primary School, Bell Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 292 | 956 |
| Montpellier Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 563 | 1,101 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Herne Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21174/herne-hill/topic/education