40.1% —
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sebastopol - Redan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Sebastopol - Redan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Sebastopol - Redan has remained low compared to the rest of the country. Only 40.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below both the Victorian and national figures. This trend of lower schooling levels is mirrored in adult qualifications, where only 12.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the state average at 40.1%. In contrast, 20.2% of residents have Year 10 as their highest level of schooling, while 16.9% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sebastopol - Redan, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much lower than most areas at 12.9%. Most residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 37.1%.
12.9% —
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Sebastopol - Redan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are Society and Culture at 15.4%, followed by Management and Commerce at 12.8% and Engineering at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 5 schools in the area with a total of 2,397 enrolments, which is larger than about 70% of similar areas. The school sector is split evenly between Government and Catholic providers at 40% each.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.31
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 64% 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).
2,397
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
479
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 68% 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 Sebastopol - Redan
27 schools — 14,596 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Ballarat Christian College, Sebastopol | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 406 | 1,058 |
| St James' School, Sebastopol | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 166 | 1,034 |
| Sebastopol Primary School, Sebastopol | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 98 | 901 |
| Phoenix P-12 Community College, Sebastopol | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,473 | 947 |
| Delacombe Primary School, Delacombe | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 641 | 970 |
| St Aloysius' School, Redan | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 254 | 1,022 |
| Magpie Primary School, Magpie | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 103 | 923 |
| Lumen Christi School, Delacombe | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 324 | 1,029 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 129 | 972 |
| Mount Clear Primary School, Mount Clear | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 221 | 991 |
| Newington Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 278 | 1,007 |
| Damascus College, Mount Clear | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,215 | 1,052 |
| Sovereign Hill School, Ballarat | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | — | — |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Mount Clear | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 362 | 1,088 |
| St Patrick's School, Ballarat | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 249 | 1,096 |
| Mount Clear College, Mount Clear | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 982 | 996 |
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street), Ballarat | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 227 | 1,069 |
| St Patrick's College, Ballarat | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,267 | 1,055 |
| Ballarat Clarendon College, Ballarat | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,896 | 1,172 |
| Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat), Lake Wendouree | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 350 | 1,095 |
| Loreto College, Ballarat | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 948 | 1,073 |
| Canadian Lead Primary School, Ballarat East | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 235 | 952 |
| Ballarat High School, Lake Gardens | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 1,461 | 1,016 |
| Ballarat Specialist School, Lake Gardens | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 453 | 950 |
| St Alipius' Parish School, Ballarat East | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 248 | 1,052 |
| Alfredton Primary School, Alfredton | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 527 | 1,009 |
| Macarthur Street Primary School, Soldiers Hill | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 83 | 951 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sebastopol - Redan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011484/sebastopol-redan/topic/education