34.5% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nhill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nhill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 35% of people in Nhill have finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This means a larger proportion of the local population relies on trade certificates or earlier school leaving for their livelihoods.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Around 22.4% of people left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nhill, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 9 or below (25%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in most areas, with only 11.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or more. This is far below the 26.3% national figure, though 37.4% of the community hold a Certificate III or IV.
11.9% ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Nhill, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are varied, with Health (14.8%) and Engineering (13.5%) being the most common fields of study, followed by Society and Culture at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nhill has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, with three schools within 3km. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,008, which is higher than most areas.
8.26
Higher than 72% 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).
314
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nhill
3 schools — 942 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1
| St Patrick's School, Nhill | Catholic | Primary | 6.4 km | 56 | 952 |
| Nhill College, Nhill | Government | Combined | 7.5 km | 239 | 940 |
| Wimmera Lutheran College - Nhill Lutheran School, Nhill | Independent | Combined | 7.6 km | 647 | 1,038 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nhill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21939/nhill/topic/education