52.6% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 44.9%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3550, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3550, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 3550 have finished school and earned degrees than they did in 2011. While the typical resident is now more qualified, the 52.6% who finished Year 12 is still well below the national figure. This shift toward higher education is a key feature of the area's recent growth.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 7.7 points since 2011 to 52.6%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3550, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 24.1% of the population, a rise of 7.0 points since 2011. This is higher than most similar areas, though a little below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
24.1% ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →3550, VIC splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Health is the most common field of qualification at 16.1%, followed by management and commerce at 13.9% and society and culture at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has some of the largest school enrolments at this level, with 12,065 students across 21 schools. Government schools make up 52.4% of the sector, and the typical school size is much higher than most areas.
3.12
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
12,065
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
575
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,032
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3550, VIC
21 schools — 12,065 students, average ICSEA 1,032.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 7 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| DOXA School Bendigo, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 47 | 961 |
| St Kilian's School, Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 268 | 1,059 |
| St Therese's School, Kennington | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 460 | 1,076 |
| Bendigo Senior Secondary College, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,918 | 1,003 |
| Camp Hill Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 251 | 1,040 |
| Kennington Primary School, Kennington | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 581 | 979 |
| St Joseph's School, Quarry Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 234 | 1,064 |
| Girton Grammar School, Bendigo | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,195 | 1,148 |
| Catherine McAuley College, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,567 | 1,055 |
| Bendigo South East 7-10 Secondary College, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,030 | 1,016 |
| Creek Street Christian College, Bendigo | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 457 | 1,063 |
| Quarry Hill Primary School, Quarry Hill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 324 | 1,037 |
| Weeroona College Bendigo, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 812 | 940 |
| St Peter's School, North Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 132 | 979 |
| Bendigo Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 196 | 1,005 |
| Kalianna School, Bendigo | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 221 | 895 |
| Victory Christian College, Strathdale | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 900 | 1,077 |
| Lightning Reef Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 165 | 858 |
| White Hills Primary School, White Hills | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 586 | 977 |
| Spring Gully Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 426 | 1,056 |
| Holy Rosary School, White Hills | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 295 | 1,052 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3550, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3550/3550-vic/topic/education