38.9% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Corangamite · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Corangamite
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 38.9% of people in Corangamite have finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. While school completion and university degrees have both risen since 2011, the area still trails behind the rest of Victoria in formal education levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, though it rose 7.8 points since 2011. Currently, 18.3% of residents stopped at Year 10 and 15.5% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Corangamite, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.0% of the population, which is far below the Victorian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.1% of residents.
13.0% ▲ +44.9%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 Corangamite, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 13.5%, followed by Health at 11.6% and Agriculture and environment at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools in the area, which is more than most similar places. These schools are typically smaller than average, but the area has a higher than usual number of schools per 1,000 children.
14
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.22
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2,365
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
169
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
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 Corangamite
14 schools — 2,365 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 5 · Secondary 2
| Timboon P-12 School, Timboon | Government | Combined | — | 504 | 1,006 |
| Camperdown College, Camperdown | Government | Combined | — | 381 | 983 |
| Mercy Regional College, Camperdown | Catholic | Secondary | — | 341 | 1,026 |
| Terang College, Terang | Government | Combined | — | 246 | 983 |
| St Patrick's School, Camperdown | Catholic | Primary | — | 213 | 1,035 |
| Cobden Technical School, Cobden | Government | Secondary | — | 126 | 919 |
| Cobden Primary School, Cobden | Government | Primary | — | 123 | 978 |
| St Thomas' School, Terang | Catholic | Primary | — | 122 | 1,046 |
| Derrinallum P-12 College, Derrinallum | Government | Combined | — | 72 | 987 |
| Hampden P-12 School, Cobden | Government | Combined | — | 67 | 898 |
| Skipton Primary School, Skipton | Government | Primary | — | 66 | 1,012 |
| Simpson Primary School, Simpson | Government | Primary | — | 53 | 980 |
| Lismore Primary School, Lismore | Government | Primary | — | 26 | 957 |
| Noorat Primary School, Noorat | Government | Primary | — | 25 | 968 |
Sources
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Cite this page
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/lga/LGA21830/corangamite/topic/education