36.2% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Campaspe · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Campaspe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Campaspe, held by 39% of adults. While the area has far fewer people with university degrees than the state or national figures, school completion and higher degrees have both risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is a lower rate than most similar areas, though it rose 7.7 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Campaspe, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 11.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. This represents a slight increase from 8.7% in 2011.
11.8% ▲ +35.5%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Campaspe, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 16%, followed by health at 11.3% and society and culture at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Campaspe has 23 schools with 6,358 enrolments, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (73.9%) and primary schools (69.6%).
23
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.48
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6,358
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
276
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Campaspe
23 schools — 6,358 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| St Joseph's College - Brigidine Campus, Echuca | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,134 | 1,022 |
| Kyabram P-12 College, Kyabram | Government | Combined | — | 890 | 943 |
| St Augustine's College, Kyabram | Catholic | Combined | — | 691 | 1,012 |
| Echuca College, Echuca | Government | Secondary | — | 584 | 928 |
| St Mary's School, Echuca | Catholic | Primary | — | 568 | 1,041 |
| Echuca Primary School, Echuca | Government | Primary | — | 525 | 997 |
| Rochester Secondary College, Rochester | Government | Secondary | — | 343 | 964 |
| Echuca East Primary School, Echuca | Government | Primary | — | 294 | 924 |
| Rochester Primary School, Rochester | Government | Primary | — | 181 | 978 |
| Echuca Twin Rivers Primary School, Echuca | Government | Primary | — | 179 | 902 |
| Rushworth P-12 College, Rushworth | Government | Combined | — | 171 | 894 |
| Lockington Consolidated School, Lockington | Government | Primary | — | 143 | 980 |
| Tongala Primary School, Tongala | Government | Primary | — | 140 | 965 |
| Echuca Twin Rivers Specialist School, Echuca | Government | Combined | — | 106 | 885 |
| St Joseph's School, Rochester | Catholic | Primary | — | 95 | 991 |
| St Patrick's School, Tongala | Catholic | Primary | — | 95 | 994 |
| Colbinabbin Primary School, Colbinabbin | Government | Primary | — | 59 | 1,026 |
| St Mary's School, Rushworth | Catholic | Primary | — | 40 | 976 |
| Lancaster Primary School, Lancaster | Government | Primary | — | 35 | 945 |
| Gunbower Primary School, Gunbower | Government | Primary | — | 34 | 921 |
| Girgarre Primary School, Girgarre | Government | Primary | — | 27 | 863 |
| Stanhope Primary School, Stanhope | Government | Primary | — | 16 | 844 |
| Nanneella Estate Primary School, Nanneella | Government | Primary | — | 8 | 978 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Campaspe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21370/campaspe/topic/education