29.0% ▲ +25.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Heywood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Heywood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 41% of adults in Heywood hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This is a place where few residents have finished high school or university, with only 5.9% holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 29% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Heywood, the largest group is Year 12 at 34%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are common, with 40.7% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
5.9% ▲ +65.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Heywood, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related roles at 13.9%, followed by management and commerce at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Heywood has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with two schools located within 3 km. These are all government schools, though they are much smaller and have lower advantage scores than most other areas.
6.25
Higher than 64% 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).
89
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
899
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Heywood
2 schools — 177 students, average ICSEA 899.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Heywood District Secondary College, Heywood | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 72 | 898 |
| Heywood Consolidated School, Heywood | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 105 | 899 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Heywood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21181/heywood/topic/education