47.7% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
White Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in White Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in White Hills finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures. Only 47.7% of residents completed their final year of school, which is a significant gap compared to the 61.8% across Victoria.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just under half of the population completed Year 12, a result that is far below the national average. About 17.9% of people listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In White Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 17.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.9% of residents.
17.5% ▲ +60.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 White Hills, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with health at 15.7% and management and commerce at 14.3%. Society and culture qualifications follow at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
White Hills has a high number of schools, with 17 located within 3km. The average school size of 550 is much higher than most similar areas, and over half of these schools are government run.
4.41
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
550
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,019
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving White Hills
17 schools — 9,357 students, average ICSEA 1,019.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 7 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| White Hills Primary School, White Hills | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 586 | 977 |
| Holy Rosary School, White Hills | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 295 | 1,052 |
| Weeroona College Bendigo, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 812 | 940 |
| Epsom Primary School, Epsom | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 425 | 967 |
| Kalianna School, Bendigo | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 221 | 895 |
| Lightning Reef Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 165 | 858 |
| St Peter's School, North Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 132 | 979 |
| Eaglehawk Secondary College, Eaglehawk | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 561 | 922 |
| St Kilian's School, Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 268 | 1,059 |
| DOXA School Bendigo, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 47 | 961 |
| St Liborius' School, Eaglehawk | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 258 | 1,018 |
| Bendigo Senior Secondary College, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,918 | 1,003 |
| Camp Hill Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 251 | 1,040 |
| Catherine McAuley College, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,567 | 1,055 |
| St Therese's School, Kennington | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 460 | 1,076 |
| Bendigo Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 196 | 1,005 |
| Girton Grammar School, Bendigo | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 1,195 | 1,148 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in White Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22769/white-hills/topic/education