33.0% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Loddon · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Loddon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 29 percentage points separates Loddon from Victoria in Year 12 completion rates. While education levels have risen since 2011, the area remains far below the state and national figures for both school and university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.0% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This result is much lower than most areas, though the rate rose 6.0 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Loddon, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here than in most areas, with only 10.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Victorian figure of 29.2%, although the proportion rose 2.7 points over the last decade.
10.7% ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 Loddon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in Engineering and related fields at 12.3%, followed by Agriculture and environment at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Loddon has 8 schools with an average size of 106 students, which is much lower than most areas. However, with 6.9 schools per 1,000 children, the area has a much higher number of schools for its child population than most other similar places.
8
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.90
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
851
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
106
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Loddon
8 schools — 851 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 4 · Primary 4
| East Loddon P-12 College, Dingee | Government | Combined | — | 256 | 977 |
| Wedderburn College, Wedderburn | Government | Combined | — | 205 | 926 |
| Boort District P-12 School, Boort | Government | Combined | — | 184 | 997 |
| Pyramid Hill College, Pyramid Hill | Government | Combined | — | 104 | 982 |
| Inglewood Primary School, Inglewood | Government | Primary | — | 50 | 960 |
| Tarnagulla Primary School, Tarnagulla | Government | Primary | — | 21 | 967 |
| St Mary's School, Inglewood | Catholic | Primary | — | 18 | 1,000 |
| Bridgewater Primary School, Bridgewater On Loddon | Government | Primary | — | 13 | 941 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Loddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA23940/loddon/topic/education