38.6% ▲ +30.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Springhurst · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Springhurst
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Springhurst, held by 39.6% of the population. The area sees much lower rates of formal schooling and university degrees compared to the rest of the state and country. While higher education is less common, the local area provides a high number of school facilities relative to the number of children.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%. This is lower than most similar areas, with about 28.4% of people listing Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Springhurst, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.2% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This is around the middle for its level, though it remains significantly lower than the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
14.2% ▲ +99.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
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 Springhurst, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields. The most common are Engineering and related fields at 13.6%, followed by Education at 13%, and then Health and Management and Commerce, both at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Springhurst has 15.15 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. All local schools are government-run primary schools, and the typical school size is very small, with only 5 students on average.
15.15
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
5
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Springhurst
1 school — 5 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Springhurst Primary School, Springhurst | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 5 | 987 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Springhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22326/springhurst/topic/education