40.8% ▲ +25.9%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wendouree - Miners Rest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Wendouree - Miners Rest
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Wendouree - Miners Rest have finished school and earned degrees than they did in 2011. While these trends are growing, the area still sees far fewer adults with a university degree compared to the rest of Victoria.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose by 8.4 points since 2011 to reach 40.8%, though this remains far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. For many residents, the highest year of school finished was Year 10 (19.8%) or Year 9 and below (16.3%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wendouree - Miners Rest, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.1% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.6% of residents.
13.1% ▲ +38.9%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Wendouree - Miners Rest, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for those with degrees or certificates are Engineering and related fields (14.5%), Society and Culture (13.1%), and Management and Commerce (12.8%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 7 schools with a total of 3,678 enrolments, which is larger than about 87% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools (71.4%), and the average school size is higher than most areas.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.47
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
3,678
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
525
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,037
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wendouree - Miners Rest
26 schools — 14,094 students, average ICSEA 1,057.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 4 · Secondary 4
| Miners Rest Primary School, Miners Rest | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 353 | 994 |
| Yuille Park Community College, Wendouree | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 209 | 840 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Wendouree | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 101 | 1,017 |
| Mount Rowan Secondary College, Wendouree | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 678 | 938 |
| Forest Street Primary School, Wendouree | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 232 | 919 |
| Wendouree Primary School, Wendouree | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 116 | 917 |
| Ballarat Grammar, Wendouree | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 1,989 | 1,120 |
| Siena Catholic Primary School, Lucas | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 336 | 1,055 |
| Lucas Primary School, Lucas | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 527 | 1,029 |
| St Thomas More School, Alfredton | Catholic | Primary | 6.1 km | 431 | 1,087 |
| Ballarat Specialist School, Lake Gardens | Government | Combined | 6.2 km | 453 | 950 |
| Alfredton Primary School, Alfredton | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 527 | 1,009 |
| Ballarat High School, Lake Gardens | Government | Secondary | 6.4 km | 1,461 | 1,016 |
| Loreto College, Ballarat | Catholic | Secondary | 6.8 km | 948 | 1,073 |
| Invermay Primary School, Invermay | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 74 | 945 |
| Ballarat North Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 330 | 1,002 |
| St Patrick's College, Ballarat | Catholic | Secondary | 7.4 km | 1,267 | 1,055 |
| Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat), Lake Wendouree | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 350 | 1,095 |
| Ballarat Clarendon College, Ballarat | Independent | Combined | 7.4 km | 1,896 | 1,172 |
| St Columba's School, Ballarat North | Catholic | Primary | 7.5 km | 334 | 1,090 |
| Macarthur Street Primary School, Soldiers Hill | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 83 | 951 |
| Newington Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 278 | 1,007 |
| Black Hill Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| St Patrick's School, Ballarat | Catholic | Primary | 8.4 km | 249 | 1,096 |
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street), Ballarat | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 227 | 1,069 |
| St Alipius' Parish School, Ballarat East | Catholic | Primary | 9.6 km | 248 | 1,052 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wendouree - Miners Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011008/wendouree-miners-rest/topic/education