43.0% ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Gippsland · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in South Gippsland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in South Gippsland finished Year 12, though this rate has climbed nearly 9 percentage points since 2011. While university degrees are less common than in the rest of the state, the area has a strong focus on trade and vocational certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 18.7% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10, and 12.7% finished at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Gippsland, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 16.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well below the national average but has risen since 2011. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.1% of the population.
16.5% ▲ +42.1%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 16.5%
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 South Gippsland, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study in the area are engineering and related subjects at 14.9%, followed by management and commerce at 11.7% and health at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
South Gippsland has 23 schools, with the vast majority being government run at 78.3%. Most of these are primary schools, and the average school advantage score is higher than in most similar areas.
23
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.48
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4,657
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
202
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving South Gippsland
23 schools — 4,657 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| Leongatha Secondary College, Leongatha | Government | Secondary | — | 607 | 991 |
| Leongatha Primary School, Leongatha | Government | Primary | — | 582 | 1,008 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College, Leongatha | Catholic | Secondary | — | 544 | 1,032 |
| Korumburra Secondary College, Korumburra | Government | Secondary | — | 437 | 976 |
| Korumburra Primary School, Korumburra | Government | Primary | — | 343 | 973 |
| Mirboo North Secondary College, Mirboo North | Government | Secondary | — | 322 | 992 |
| Mirboo North Primary School, Mirboo North | Government | Primary | — | 278 | 989 |
| Foster Secondary College, Foster | Government | Secondary | — | 260 | 1,006 |
| St Laurence O'Toole School, Leongatha | Catholic | Primary | — | 180 | 1,041 |
| Meeniyan Primary School, Meeniyan | Government | Primary | — | 145 | 1,009 |
| Foster Primary School, Foster | Government | Primary | — | 135 | 985 |
| Loch Primary School, Loch | Government | Primary | — | 129 | 995 |
| Fish Creek and District Primary School, Fish Creek | Government | Primary | — | 114 | 1,024 |
| Toora Primary School, Toora | Government | Primary | — | 105 | 941 |
| Poowong Consolidated School, Poowong | Government | Primary | — | 101 | 985 |
| St Joseph's School, Korumburra | Catholic | Primary | — | 101 | 1,002 |
| South Gippsland Specialist School, Leongatha | Government | Combined | — | 67 | 952 |
| Koonwarra Village School, Koonwarra | Independent | Primary | — | 64 | 1,092 |
| Tarwin Lower Primary School, Tarwin Lower | Government | Primary | — | 34 | 990 |
| Kongwak Primary School, Kongwak | Government | Primary | — | 32 | 1,009 |
| Welshpool and District Primary School, Welshpool | Government | Primary | — | 32 | 974 |
| Nyora Primary School, Nyora | Government | Primary | — | 29 | 984 |
| Corner Inlet College, Foster | Independent | Secondary | — | 16 | 973 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Gippsland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26170/south-gippsland/topic/education