48.4% ▲ +43.8%
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hastings (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Hastings (Eastern Victoria)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Hastings (Eastern Victoria) have completed Year 12, at 48.4%. This is far below the national figure, though the number of people finishing high school has risen 15 points since 2011. Overall, the area has lower levels of formal schooling and university degrees compared to most other regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far below the state and national figures, with 48.4% of residents reaching this milestone. Other common outcomes include 19.3% finishing Year 10 and 15.6% finishing Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hastings (Eastern Victoria), Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with only 14.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. Instead, trade qualifications are more typical, with 41.3% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
14.2% ▲ +30.9%
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 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 Hastings (Eastern Victoria), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 17.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.3% and Society and culture at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hastings has a high number of schools, with 27 within 3 km, and total enrolments of 12,627 are larger than about 76% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (74.1%) and the majority of schools are primary schools (77.8%).
2.02
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 71% of state electorate 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).
12,627
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
486
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hastings (Eastern Victoria)
27 schools — 12,627 students, average ICSEA 1,029.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| Tooradin Primary School, Tooradin | Government | Primary | 9.5 km | 283 | 992 |
| Tyabb Railway Station Primary School, Tyabb | Government | Primary | 10.0 km | 142 | 994 |
| Pearcedale Primary School, Pearcedale | Government | Primary | 10.0 km | 679 | 1,015 |
| St Mary's School, Hastings | Catholic | Primary | 10.6 km | 126 | 1,008 |
| Hastings Primary School, Hastings | Government | Primary | 10.7 km | 147 | 921 |
| Flinders Christian Community College, Tyabb | Independent | Combined | 11.8 km | 1,698 | 1,083 |
| Wallaroo Primary School, Hastings | Government | Primary | 12.1 km | 85 | 889 |
| Devon Meadows Primary School, Devon Meadows | Government | Primary | 12.1 km | 305 | 986 |
| Western Port Secondary College, Hastings | Government | Secondary | 12.2 km | 747 | 957 |
| Tyabb Primary School, Tyabb | Government | Primary | 12.2 km | 425 | 1,027 |
| Somerville Primary School, Somerville | Government | Primary | 12.3 km | 400 | 1,013 |
| Perseverance Primary School, French Island | Government | Primary | 12.7 km | — | 977 |
| St Brendan's School, Somerville | Catholic | Primary | 12.7 km | 270 | 1,043 |
| Somerville Rise Primary School, Somerville | Government | Primary | 12.9 km | 156 | 975 |
| Somerville Secondary College, Somerville | Government | Secondary | 13.0 km | 582 | 983 |
| Baxter Primary School, Baxter | Government | Primary | 13.5 km | 216 | 1,001 |
| St Joseph's School, Crib Point | Catholic | Primary | 13.5 km | 201 | 1,038 |
| Crib Point Primary School, Crib Point | Government | Primary | 13.6 km | 251 | 977 |
| Bittern Primary School, Bittern | Government | Primary | 14.0 km | 78 | 978 |
| Woodleigh School, Langwarrin South | Independent | Combined | 14.5 km | 897 | 1,116 |
| Cranbourne South Primary School, Cranbourne South | Government | Primary | 14.7 km | 376 | 1,010 |
| Langwarrin Primary School, Langwarrin | Government | Primary | 16.0 km | 663 | 1,022 |
| Elisabeth Murdoch College, Langwarrin | Government | Secondary | 16.0 km | 1,572 | 1,010 |
| Langwarrin Park Primary School, Langwarrin | Government | Primary | 16.1 km | 585 | 1,016 |
| Bayside Christian College, Langwarrin South | Independent | Combined | 16.2 km | 573 | 1,086 |
| St Jude's School, Langwarrin | Catholic | Primary | 16.3 km | 309 | 1,052 |
| Woodlands Primary School, Langwarrin | Government | Primary | 17.5 km | 861 | 1,051 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hastings (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23702/hastings/topic/education