39.0% ▲ +25.5%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Northern Grampians · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Northern Grampians
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Northern Grampians have finished high school compared to most other areas. While 39.0% of residents have completed Year 12, this figure has risen by nearly 8 percentage points since 2011. This trend toward higher schooling levels is mirrored in qualifications, with more adults holding university degrees than a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 39.0%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Other common highest levels of schooling include Year 10 at 18.5% and Year 11 at 16.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Northern Grampians, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.9% of the population, a result far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.2% of residents.
11.9% ▲ +46.1%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Northern Grampians, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most frequent fields of qualification are Engineering and related topics at 12.9%, followed by Society and Culture at 12.4% and Management and Commerce at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 13 schools in the area, providing a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar regions. These schools are generally smaller, with a typical size of 105 students, and 84.6% are government-run.
13
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
7.23
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,360
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
105
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Northern Grampians
13 schools — 1,360 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Stawell Secondary College, Stawell | Government | Secondary | — | 333 | 959 |
| Stawell Primary School, Stawell | Government | Primary | — | 259 | 983 |
| St Arnaud Secondary College, St Arnaud | Government | Secondary | — | 168 | 975 |
| St Patrick's School, Stawell | Catholic | Primary | — | 150 | 1,026 |
| St Arnaud Primary School, St Arnaud | Government | Primary | — | 110 | 958 |
| St Patrick's School, St Arnaud | Catholic | Primary | — | 102 | 1,011 |
| Stawell West Primary School, Stawell | Government | Primary | — | 93 | 878 |
| Skene Street Specialist School, Stawell | Government | Combined | — | 50 | 878 |
| Halls Gap Primary School, Halls Gap | Government | Primary | — | 33 | 1,017 |
| Concongella Primary School, Concongella | Government | Primary | — | 29 | 949 |
| Great Western Primary School, Great Western | Government | Primary | — | 18 | 953 |
| Navarre Primary School, Navarre | Government | Primary | — | 12 | 971 |
| Marnoo Primary School, Marnoo | Government | Primary | — | 3 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Northern Grampians [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25810/northern-grampians/topic/education