48.5% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pentland Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pentland Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Pentland Hills hold university degrees than in most similar areas. While high-level qualifications are common, only 48.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people finished Year 12 here compared to the rest of the country, where the national figure is 58.8%. About 19.4% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pentland Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.7% of adults.
20.1% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 Pentland Hills, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in education are the most common at 14.6%, followed by engineering and health, which both sit at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has seven schools within 3km, which is more than 79% of similar places. These schools are typically quite large, with an average size of 1,018 students and a school advantage score much higher than most 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).
1,018
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,060
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 Pentland Hills
7 schools — 7,125 students, average ICSEA 1,060.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Pentland Primary School, Bacchus Marsh | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 556 | 1,009 |
| Myrniong Primary School, Myrniong | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 147 | 1,008 |
| Darley Primary School, Darley | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 505 | 988 |
| St Bernard's School, Bacchus Marsh | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 328 | 1,035 |
| Bacchus Marsh College, Bacchus Marsh | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 987 | 966 |
| Bacchus Marsh Primary School, Bacchus Marsh | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 776 | 1,008 |
| Bacchus Marsh Grammar - Maddingley Campus, Bacchus Marsh | Independent | Combined | 6.5 km | 3,826 | 1,115 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pentland Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22058/pentland-hills/topic/education