29.9% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gannawarra · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Gannawarra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty per cent of qualified adults in Gannawarra hold a Certificate III or IV, making trade qualifications the most common achievement. While the area has a strong focus on vocational training, overall school and university completion rates are far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 29.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This result is much lower than most areas, although the rate has risen 5.6 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gannawarra, the largest group is Year 12 at 33%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.1% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This level of university qualification is much lower than most similar areas, despite a small increase since 2011.
9.1% ▲ +27.1%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Gannawarra, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 14.9%. Management and commerce follow at 10.6%, with Health at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gannawarra has 11 schools and a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. Most students attend government primary schools, though the typical school size of 112 students is lower than in most areas.
11
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.59
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,236
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
112
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gannawarra
11 schools — 1,236 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Kerang Technical High School, Kerang | Government | Secondary | — | 244 | 948 |
| Cohuna Secondary College, Cohuna | Government | Secondary | — | 188 | 971 |
| Cohuna Consolidated School, Cohuna | Government | Primary | — | 156 | 992 |
| St Joseph's School, Kerang | Catholic | Primary | — | 142 | 1,019 |
| Kerang Christian College, Kerang | Independent | Combined | — | 121 | 1,003 |
| Kerang South Primary School, Kerang | Government | Primary | — | 106 | 958 |
| Koondrook Primary School, Koondrook | Government | Primary | — | 94 | 977 |
| St Mary's School, Cohuna | Catholic | Primary | — | 92 | 997 |
| Kerang Primary School, Kerang | Government | Primary | — | 57 | 856 |
| Murrabit Group School, Murrabit | Government | Primary | — | 25 | 915 |
| Leitchville Primary School, Leitchville | Government | Primary | — | 11 | 946 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gannawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22250/gannawarra/topic/education