36.4% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Buloke · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Buloke
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 36.4% of people in Buloke have completed Year 12, a figure far below both the state and national averages. While school completion has risen since 2011, the area continues to have lower levels of formal qualifications than most other regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, though it rose 6.6 percentage points since 2011. For many residents, the highest year of school finished was Year 12 (36.4%) or Year 10 (18.4%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Buloke, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.3% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 35.9% of residents.
11.3% ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Buloke, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering, Health, and Agriculture and Environment each accounting for about 11% of degrees and certificates.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Buloke has 9 schools, which is more than about half of similar areas, but the average school size of 87 students is much lower than most. There are 9.65 schools per 1,000 children, a rate much higher than most areas.
9
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
9.65
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
780
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
87
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Buloke
9 schools — 780 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 3
By type: Combined 4 · Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Birchip P-12 School, Birchip | Government | Combined | — | 162 | 989 |
| Tyrrell College, Sea Lake | Government | Combined | — | 126 | 963 |
| Charlton College, Charlton | Government | Combined | — | 123 | 995 |
| Donald High School, Donald | Government | Secondary | — | 93 | 968 |
| Wycheproof P-12 College, Wycheproof | Government | Combined | — | 90 | 992 |
| Donald Primary School, Donald | Government | Primary | — | 81 | 964 |
| St Mary's School, Sea Lake | Catholic | Primary | — | 39 | 993 |
| St Joseph's School, Charlton | Catholic | Primary | — | 38 | 1,009 |
| St Mary's School, Donald | Catholic | Primary | — | 28 | 1,001 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buloke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21270/buloke/topic/education