68.9% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Red Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Red Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and degrees define Red Hill compared to most similar areas. About 38% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of education is seen across the board, from school completion rates to advanced university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is common here, with 68.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and far above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Red Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 11 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very highly qualified population, with 37.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and sits 12 percentage points above the national figure.
37.9% ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 37.9%
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 Red Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Red Hill are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 17.1%, followed by health at 15.7% and society and culture at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than those in most similar areas, with an average size of 740 students. All schools in the area are government-run, and there are 5.88 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas.
5.88
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
740
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Red Hill
4 schools — 2,958 students, average ICSEA 1,029.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Red Hill Consolidated School, Red Hill | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 489 | 1,085 |
| Dromana Secondary College, Dromana | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,752 | 1,018 |
| Peninsula College, Dromana | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 160 | 957 |
| Dromana Primary School, Dromana | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 557 | 1,034 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Red Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22148/red-hill/topic/education