55.9% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tower Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tower Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher proportions of adults hold degrees and qualifications here than in most similar areas, making Tower Hill a relatively well-qualified place. While a quarter of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, about 56% of residents finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is higher than most similar areas, though at 55.9% it remains well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tower Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Roughly 24.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas but a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
24.2% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Tower Hill splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (32%), with Certificate III / IV at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in health (25%) and management and commerce (20.5%), followed by engineering and related fields at 18.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors and are smaller than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
142
Lower than 69% 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 Tower Hill
2 schools — 283 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| St Patrick's School, Koroit | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 109 | 1,040 |
| Koroit And District Primary School, Koroit | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 174 | 988 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tower Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22562/tower-hill/topic/education