67.1% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Manifold Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Manifold Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above national figures for school and university completion defines Manifold Heights. This is a highly educated area where 35.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is nearly 10 percentage points higher than the Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is common here, with 67.1% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and 8.3 points higher than the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Manifold Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very prevalent, as 35.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above both the state and national averages.
35.9% ▲ +48.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 35.9%
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 Manifold Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.1%, followed by health at 14.7% and education at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 26 schools within 3km, which is among the largest counts for this level. These schools are larger than most, with a high average advantage score of 1,077, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.76
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 88% 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).
620
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,077
Higher 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 Manifold Heights
26 schools — 16,113 students, average ICSEA 1,077.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Manifold Heights Primary School, Manifold Heights | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 469 | 1,082 |
| Holy Spirit Parish School, Manifold Heights | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 326 | 1,068 |
| Herne Hill Primary School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 267 | 1,023 |
| Clonard College, Herne Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 940 | 1,051 |
| Newtown Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 193 | 1,076 |
| St Patrick's School, Geelong West | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 418 | 1,107 |
| Ashby Primary School, Geelong West | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 259 | 1,059 |
| St Joseph's College Geelong, Newtown | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,742 | 1,075 |
| Sacred Heart College, Newtown | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,450 | 1,105 |
| Hamlyn Views School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 150 | 998 |
| Western Heights Secondary College, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,060 | 991 |
| The Geelong College, Newtown | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,573 | 1,156 |
| Fyans Park Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 405 | 1,131 |
| Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College, Geelong | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 614 | 1,046 |
| Chilwell Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 408 | 1,139 |
| Hamlyn Banks Primary School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 290 | 976 |
| St Robert's School, Newtown | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 261 | 1,099 |
| Nelson Park School, Bell Park | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 334 | 938 |
| Kardinia International College, Bell Post Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,925 | 1,155 |
| Holy Family School, Bell Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 344 | 1,029 |
| Geelong South Primary School, South Geelong | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 326 | 1,088 |
| North Geelong Secondary College, North Geelong | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 989 | 961 |
| St Mary's School, Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 214 | 1,114 |
| Bell Park North Primary School, Bell Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 292 | 956 |
| Montpellier Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 563 | 1,101 |
| Belmont Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 301 | 1,112 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Manifold Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21593/manifold-heights/topic/education