27.9% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Heyfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Heyfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 34 percentage points separates Heyfield from the Victorian average for Year 12 completion. Only 27.9% of residents finished their final year of school, and university degrees are far less common here than in most other areas. This profile shows a community where trade and vocational certificates are much more typical than higher academic qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 27.9% of people finishing their final school year. Other common highest levels of schooling include Year 10 at 22.6% and Year 9 or below at 17.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Heyfield, the largest group is Year 12 at 33%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 7% of adults, which is far below the state and national figures. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.8% of the population.
7.0% ▲ +42.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Heyfield, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 16.7%, followed by health at 9.5% and management and commerce at 9.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Heyfield has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, including three schools within 3km. These are all small primary schools, with the average size being much lower than most other areas.
6.17
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
69
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Heyfield
3 schools — 207 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| St Michael's School, Heyfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 61 | 1,010 |
| Heyfield Primary School, Heyfield | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 122 | 956 |
| Cowwarr Primary School, Cowwarr | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 24 | 917 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Heyfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21179/heyfield/topic/education