58.2% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 54% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Corangamite · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Corangamite
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common credential in Corangamite, held by 28.3% of adults. The area is seeing a steady climb in educational attainment, with the share of residents finishing Year 12 rising by 12 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is about the same as the national figure. This is well below the Victorian average of 61.8%, though it represents a significant increase from 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Corangamite, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is more common here than in most similar areas, with 26.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is about the same as the Australian average and rose 4 percentage points since 2016.
26.2% —
Higher than 63% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Corangamite splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 15.6%, followed by health at 13.1% and engineering at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a school advantage score that is higher than most similar areas, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual. Most students attend government schools (69%) and primary schools (81%).
1.45
Lower than 82% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
Lower than 87% of federal 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).
21,482
Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
511
Higher than 52% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,055
Higher than 65% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Corangamite
42 schools — 21,482 students, average ICSEA 1,055.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 10 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Ceres Primary School, Ceres | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 124 | 1,069 |
| Woodline Primary, Ceres | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 73 | 1,100 |
| Mandama Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 352 | 1,008 |
| Nazareth School, Grovedale | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 367 | 1,076 |
| Grovedale College, Grovedale | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 693 | 996 |
| Grovedale West Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 324 | 1,026 |
| Mirripoa Primary School, Mount Duneed | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 638 | 1,058 |
| Grovedale Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 343 | 1,009 |
| Mount Duneed Regional Primary School, Mount Duneed | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 362 | 1,045 |
| Geelong Lutheran College - Armstrong Creek Campus, Armstrong Creek | Independent | Combined | 8.0 km | 1,317 | 1,101 |
| Freshwater Creek Steiner School, Freshwater Creek | Independent | Primary | 8.5 km | 144 | 1,094 |
| Iona College Geelong, Charlemont | Catholic | Secondary | 8.7 km | 1,332 | 1,078 |
| Moriac Primary School, Moriac | Government | Primary | 9.8 km | 232 | 1,041 |
| Oberon High School, Armstrong Creek | Government | Secondary | 9.9 km | 1,074 | 1,023 |
| Armstrong Creek School, Armstrong Creek | Government | Primary | 9.9 km | 905 | 1,023 |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Armstrong Creek | Catholic | Primary | 10.8 km | 504 | 1,070 |
| Surf Coast Secondary College, Torquay | Government | Secondary | 14.0 km | 879 | 1,060 |
| Lisieux Catholic Primary School, Torquay | Catholic | Primary | 14.0 km | 333 | 1,106 |
| Moolap Primary School, Moolap | Government | Primary | 14.1 km | 197 | 970 |
| Torquay Coast Primary School, Torquay | Government | Primary | 14.5 km | 678 | 1,099 |
| St Therese School, Torquay | Catholic | Primary | 15.5 km | 332 | 1,119 |
| Torquay P-6 College, Torquay | Government | Primary | 15.5 km | 617 | 1,092 |
| Bellbrae Primary School, Bellbrae | Government | Primary | 16.2 km | 492 | 1,119 |
| Leopold Primary School, Leopold | Government | Primary | 17.5 km | 873 | 1,016 |
| St Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School, Bannockburn | Catholic | Primary | 17.7 km | 392 | 1,047 |
| Bannockburn P-12 College, Bannockburn | Government | Combined | 17.7 km | 799 | 989 |
| Inverleigh Primary School, Inverleigh | Government | Primary | 20.8 km | 194 | 1,048 |
| Wallington Primary School, Wallington | Government | Primary | 21.4 km | 137 | 1,031 |
| Barwon Heads Primary School, Barwon Heads | Government | Primary | 22.0 km | 416 | 1,120 |
| Ocean Grove Primary School, Ocean Grove | Government | Primary | 24.0 km | 619 | 1,105 |
| Clifton Springs Primary School, Clifton Springs | Government | Primary | 25.4 km | 472 | 1,003 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea School, Ocean Grove | Catholic | Primary | 25.4 km | 593 | 1,092 |
| St Thomas Primary School, Drysdale | Catholic | Primary | 25.5 km | 428 | 1,051 |
| Surfside Primary School, Ocean Grove | Government | Primary | 25.5 km | 545 | 1,075 |
| Bellarine Secondary College, Drysdale | Government | Secondary | 25.5 km | 1,147 | 1,006 |
| Saint Ignatius College Geelong, Drysdale | Catholic | Secondary | 25.6 km | 1,442 | 1,075 |
| Drysdale Primary School, Drysdale | Government | Primary | 26.9 km | 388 | 1,016 |
| Point Lonsdale Primary School, Point Lonsdale | Government | Primary | 32.6 km | 125 | 1,115 |
| Portarlington Primary School, Portarlington | Government | Primary | 35.0 km | 150 | 1,010 |
| St Aloysius' School, Queenscliff | Catholic | Primary | 35.3 km | 112 | 1,081 |
| Queenscliff Primary School, Queenscliff | Government | Primary | 35.3 km | 165 | 1,120 |
| St Leonards Primary School, St Leonards | Government | Primary | 39.4 km | 173 | 970 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Corangamite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED209/corangamite/topic/education