39.8% ▲ +37.9%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
California Gully - Eaglehawk · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in California Gully - Eaglehawk
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents have finished high school or university in California Gully - Eaglehawk compared to most other areas. While the proportion of people finishing Year 12 has risen 11 points since 2011, this community still sees much lower levels of formal qualification than the Victorian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.8% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 21.2% of residents reached Year 10, while 17.2% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In California Gully - Eaglehawk, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.4% of the population, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.1% of residents.
12.4% ▲ +59.2%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
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 California Gully - Eaglehawk, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 15.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.7% and health at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools, which is more than about 71% of similar areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most. Most of these are government primary schools.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.02
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 53% 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).
1,428
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
286
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 85% 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 California Gully - Eaglehawk
21 schools — 10,299 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Eaglehawk Secondary College, Eaglehawk | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 561 | 922 |
| Eaglehawk Primary School, Eaglehawk | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 159 | 869 |
| St Liborius' School, Eaglehawk | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 258 | 1,018 |
| Eaglehawk North Primary School, Eaglehawk | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 269 | 958 |
| California Gully Primary School, California Gully | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 181 | 913 |
| Lightning Reef Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 165 | 858 |
| Kalianna School, Bendigo | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 221 | 895 |
| Marist College Bendigo, Maiden Gully | Catholic | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,203 | 1,040 |
| St Peter's School, North Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 132 | 979 |
| White Hills Primary School, White Hills | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 586 | 977 |
| Epsom Primary School, Epsom | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 425 | 967 |
| Weeroona College Bendigo, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 812 | 940 |
| Holy Rosary School, White Hills | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 295 | 1,052 |
| Catherine McAuley College, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,567 | 1,055 |
| Bendigo Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 196 | 1,005 |
| Bendigo Senior Secondary College, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,918 | 1,003 |
| Camp Hill Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 251 | 1,040 |
| St Kilian's School, Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 268 | 1,059 |
| DOXA School Bendigo, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 5.9 km | 47 | 961 |
| Maiden Gully Primary School, Maiden Gully | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 551 | 1,009 |
| Specimen Hill Primary School, Golden Square | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 234 | 934 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in California Gully - Eaglehawk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202011019/california-gully-eaglehawk/topic/education