49.5% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hillside · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hillside
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Hillside. While more people here have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, the place still sits well below state and national figures for school and university completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and well below the national rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hillside, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nineteen per cent of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a standing that is higher than most similar areas. Despite this, it remains far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
19.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 Hillside, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Hillside are spread across several fields, with health being the most common at 16.5%, followed by agriculture and environment at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are eight schools within 3km, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. These include an even split between government and non-government sectors.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
395
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hillside
8 schools — 3,159 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Bairnsdale Christian College, Bairnsdale | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 82 | 1,010 |
| St Mary's School, Bairnsdale | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 473 | 1,024 |
| Nagle College, Bairnsdale | Catholic | Secondary | 6.0 km | 803 | 1,018 |
| East Gippsland Specialist School, Bairnsdale | Government | Combined | 7.2 km | 95 | 857 |
| Lindenow Primary School, Lindenow | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 122 | 984 |
| Bairnsdale Secondary College, Bairnsdale | Government | Secondary | 7.8 km | 1,213 | 955 |
| Bairnsdale West Primary School, Bairnsdale | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 328 | 913 |
| Wild Cherry School, Bairnsdale | Independent | Primary | 8.2 km | 43 | 1,053 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hillside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21192/hillside/topic/education