45.4% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Baw Baw · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Baw Baw
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Baw Baw have finished school and earned degrees than a decade ago. While 45.4% of adults have completed Year 12, this remains far below the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose 8.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 45.4%. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is still far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Baw Baw, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.8% of the population, a rise of 4.4 percentage points since 2011. This is well below the Australian average of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 37.1%.
16.8% ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
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 Baw Baw, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are Engineering and related fields at 15.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Baw Baw has 37 schools with a total of 12,184 enrolments, which is larger than about 82% of similar areas. The average school size is 329, and the average school advantage score is much higher than most areas.
37
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.37
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12,184
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
329
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Baw Baw
37 schools — 12,184 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| St Paul's Anglican Grammar School - Drouin Campus, Drouin | Independent | Combined | — | 1,765 | 1,092 |
| Chairo Christian School, Drouin | Independent | Combined | — | 1,691 | 1,055 |
| Drouin Secondary College, Drouin | Government | Secondary | — | 1,113 | 975 |
| Marist-Sion College, Warragul | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,063 | 1,025 |
| Trafalgar High School, Trafalgar | Government | Secondary | — | 682 | 999 |
| Warragul Regional College, Warragul | Government | Secondary | — | 662 | 975 |
| Drouin Primary School, Drouin | Government | Primary | — | 504 | 972 |
| Warragul North Primary School, Warragul | Government | Primary | — | 480 | 1,019 |
| St Ita's School, Drouin | Catholic | Primary | — | 458 | 1,011 |
| Trafalgar Primary School, Trafalgar | Government | Primary | — | 359 | 986 |
| St Joseph's School, Warragul | Catholic | Primary | — | 335 | 1,051 |
| ECG Secondary College, Warragul | Independent | Secondary | — | 306 | 957 |
| St Angela of the Cross Primary School, Warragul | Catholic | Primary | — | 282 | 1,035 |
| Warragul Primary School, Warragul | Government | Primary | — | 261 | 986 |
| Drouin West Primary School, Drouin West | Government | Primary | — | 239 | 999 |
| Neerim District Secondary College, Neerim South | Government | Secondary | — | 223 | 948 |
| Drouin South Primary School, Drouin South | Government | Primary | — | 202 | 982 |
| Yarragon Primary School, Yarragon | Government | Primary | — | 202 | 994 |
| Darnum Primary School, Darnum | Government | Primary | — | 175 | 1,006 |
| Neerim South Primary School, Neerim South | Government | Primary | — | 148 | 994 |
| Buln Buln Primary School, Buln Buln | Government | Primary | — | 143 | 1,000 |
| Longwarry Primary School, Longwarry | Government | Primary | — | 135 | 945 |
| Warragul & District Specialist School, Warragul | Government | Combined | — | 128 | 963 |
| St Joseph's School, Trafalgar | Catholic | Primary | — | 103 | 1,007 |
| Labertouche Primary School, Labertouche | Government | Primary | — | 80 | 989 |
| Nilma Primary School, Nilma | Government | Primary | — | 75 | 979 |
| Lardner and District Primary School, Lardner | Government | Primary | — | 71 | 1,007 |
| Willow Grove Primary School, Willow Grove | Government | Primary | — | 66 | 1,002 |
| Jindivick Primary School, Jindivick | Government | Primary | — | 49 | 1,031 |
| Thorpdale Primary School, Thorpdale | Government | Primary | — | 45 | 961 |
| Ripplebrook Primary School, Ripplebrook | Government | Primary | — | 43 | 943 |
| Ellinbank Primary School, Ellinbank | Government | Primary | — | 26 | 985 |
| Narracan Primary School, Narracan | Government | Primary | — | 20 | 965 |
| Bona Vista Primary School, Bona Vista | Government | Primary | — | 17 | 916 |
| Neerim District Rural Primary School, Nayook | Government | Primary | — | 15 | 1,079 |
| Tanjil South Primary School, Tanjil South | Government | Primary | — | 10 | 903 |
| Rawson Primary School, Rawson | Government | Primary | — | 8 | 926 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Baw Baw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20830/baw-baw/topic/education