43.2% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Colac Otway · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Colac Otway
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults hold university degrees here than in most similar areas, though Colac Otway still trails the state and national figures. While 14.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, the area is seeing a steady rise in educational attainment across the board.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.2% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%. However, this is a positive trend, with the figure rising 10 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Colac Otway, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 36.5%. The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has grown to 14.8%, though this remains far below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.8% ▲ +50.8%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 Colac Otway, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 13.0%, followed by society and culture at 12.4% and management and commerce at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 17 schools in the area, with 3,236 enrolments across the government (76.5%) and Catholic (23.5%) sectors. Most of these are primary schools, and the average school advantage score is higher than most similar areas.
17
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.55
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3,236
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
190
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Colac Otway
17 schools — 3,236 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Trinity College Colac, Colac | Catholic | Secondary | — | 744 | 1,015 |
| Colac Secondary College, Colac | Government | Secondary | — | 476 | 955 |
| Sacred Heart School, Elliminyt | Catholic | Primary | — | 398 | 1,025 |
| Apollo Bay P-12 College, Apollo Bay | Government | Combined | — | 340 | 1,043 |
| St Mary's School, Colac | Catholic | Primary | — | 266 | 1,025 |
| Elliminyt Primary School, Elliminyt | Government | Primary | — | 229 | 996 |
| Colac Primary School, Colac | Government | Primary | — | 164 | 946 |
| Colac South West Primary School, Colac | Government | Primary | — | 129 | 948 |
| Birregurra Primary School, Birregurra | Government | Primary | — | 115 | 1,052 |
| Lake Colac School, Colac | Government | Combined | — | 82 | 933 |
| Alvie Primary School, Alvie | Government | Primary | — | 78 | 968 |
| Colac West Primary School, Colac | Government | Primary | — | 62 | 899 |
| Lavers Hill K-12 College, Lavers Hill | Government | Combined | — | 57 | 935 |
| St Brendan's School, Coragulac | Catholic | Primary | — | 37 | 977 |
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | — | 30 | 1,009 |
| Beeac Primary School, Beeac | Government | Primary | — | 25 | 927 |
| Carlisle River Primary School, Carlisle River | Government | Primary | — | 4 | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Colac Otway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21750/colac-otway/topic/education