59.2% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 48.8%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Macedon Ranges · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Macedon Ranges
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a quarter of adults in Macedon Ranges hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it an area with high levels of learning and qualification. This academic tilt is reflected in the local schools, which are larger and have higher advantage scores than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 10 points since 2011 to reach 59.2%. This is much higher than most areas and sits about the same as the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Macedon Ranges, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 7.7 points since 2011 to 26.7%. This result is much higher than most areas and is about the same as the Australian figure.
26.7% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Macedon Ranges splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 15.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Macedon Ranges has 27 schools with a total of 8,873 enrolments, which is more than about 76% of similar areas. Two thirds of these schools are government run, and most are primary schools.
27
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.64
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8,873
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
329
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,066
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Macedon Ranges
27 schools — 8,873 students, average ICSEA 1,066.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 6 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| Braemar College, Woodend | Independent | Combined | — | 1,094 | 1,121 |
| Gisborne Secondary College, Gisborne | Government | Secondary | — | 961 | 1,017 |
| Sacred Heart College, Kyneton | Catholic | Secondary | — | 888 | 1,070 |
| Kyneton High School, Kyneton | Government | Secondary | — | 627 | 1,008 |
| Gisborne Primary School, Gisborne | Government | Primary | — | 481 | 1,066 |
| New Gisborne Primary School, New Gisborne | Government | Primary | — | 440 | 1,080 |
| Alice Miller School, Macedon | Independent | Combined | — | 399 | 1,139 |
| Woodend Primary School, Woodend | Government | Primary | — | 378 | 1,091 |
| Willowbank Primary School, Gisborne | Government | Primary | — | 373 | 1,056 |
| Romsey Primary School, Romsey | Government | Primary | — | 323 | 986 |
| Kyneton Primary School, Kyneton | Government | Primary | — | 307 | 1,048 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary, Kyneton | Catholic | Primary | — | 286 | 1,081 |
| Riddells Creek Primary School, Riddells Creek | Government | Primary | — | 285 | 1,040 |
| Macedon Primary School, Macedon | Government | Primary | — | 232 | 1,109 |
| St Ambrose's School, Woodend | Catholic | Primary | — | 225 | 1,109 |
| St Brigid's School, Gisborne | Catholic | Primary | — | 216 | 1,065 |
| St Mary's School, Lancefield | Catholic | Primary | — | 212 | 1,048 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, New Gisborne | Catholic | Primary | — | 210 | 1,063 |
| Global Village Learning, New Gisborne | Independent | Combined | — | 197 | 1,042 |
| Lancefield Primary School, Lancefield | Government | Primary | — | 190 | 1,040 |
| Mount Macedon Primary School, Mount Macedon | Government | Primary | — | 131 | 1,147 |
| Tylden Primary School, Tylden | Government | Primary | — | 125 | 1,078 |
| Hesket Primary School, Hesket | Government | Primary | — | 76 | 1,087 |
| Malmsbury Primary School, Malmsbury | Government | Primary | — | 69 | 1,074 |
| Darraweit Guim Primary School, Darraweit Guim | Government | Primary | — | 50 | 974 |
| Newham Primary School, Newham | Government | Primary | — | 50 | 1,079 |
| Bolinda Primary School, Bolinda | Government | Primary | — | 48 | 1,004 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macedon Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24130/macedon-ranges/topic/education