48.9% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Lara
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Lara have finished high school and earned degrees than in 2011. While the area has seen these gains, the 48.9% of residents who completed Year 12 remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. However, this is a positive trend as the figure rose 9.7 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lara, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.2% of the population, which is well below the Australian average. This also improved over the last decade, rising 5.1 points since 2011.
17.2% ▲ +42.3%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 Lara, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in Engineering and related fields at 17.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lara has five schools with a total of 2,531 enrolments, which is larger than about 73% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.24
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Lower than 69% 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).
2,531
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
506
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Lower than 53% 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 Lara
12 schools — 6,434 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| St Anthony's School, Lara | Catholic | Primary | 7.7 km | 477 | 1,040 |
| Lara Primary School, Lara | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 439 | 993 |
| Lara Secondary College, Lara | Government | Secondary | 8.1 km | 658 | 975 |
| Little River Primary School, Little River | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 102 | 978 |
| Lara Lake Primary School, Lara Lake | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 888 | 1,025 |
| Anakie Primary School, Anakie | Government | Primary | 13.0 km | 69 | 988 |
| Geelong Grammar School - Corio Campus, Corio | Independent | Combined | 13.4 km | 1,422 | 1,149 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Corio | Catholic | Primary | 14.4 km | 177 | 937 |
| Geelong Baptist College, Lovely Banks | Independent | Combined | 14.8 km | 255 | 1,031 |
| Northern Bay P-12 College, Corio | Government | Combined | 15.2 km | 1,726 | 877 |
| St Thomas Aquinas School, Norlane | Catholic | Primary | 16.3 km | 149 | 941 |
| Balliang East Primary School, Balliang East | Government | Primary | 16.9 km | 72 | 928 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021043/lara/topic/education