52.7% ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
McKenzie Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in McKenzie Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in McKenzie Hill hold degrees and high school certificates than in most similar areas. While 25.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, only about half of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Victorian and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 52.7%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In McKenzie Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.3% of adults, which is much higher than in most similar areas and about the same as the national figure of 26.3%.
25.3% ▲ +61.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 25.3%
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 McKenzie Hill, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in health at 14.9%, followed by engineering at 14.0% and education at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by seven schools within 3km, with a government school presence of 71.4% and an average school advantage score that is much higher than in most similar areas.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
234
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,059
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving McKenzie Hill
7 schools — 1,639 students, average ICSEA 1,059.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Winters Flat Primary School, Castlemaine | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 115 | 1,078 |
| Castlemaine Secondary College, Castlemaine | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 695 | 1,040 |
| Castlemaine Steiner School & Kindergarten, Muckleford | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 135 | 1,105 |
| Campbells Creek Primary School, Campbells Creek | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 174 | 1,011 |
| St Mary's School, Castlemaine | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 64 | 1,033 |
| Castlemaine North Primary School, Castlemaine | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 278 | 1,117 |
| Castlemaine Primary School, Castlemaine | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 178 | 1,054 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in McKenzie Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21628/mckenzie-hill/topic/education