58.6% —
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Grovedale - Mount Duneed · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Grovedale - Mount Duneed
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Grovedale - Mount Duneed have remained steady over the last decade, with 58.6% of residents completing Year 12. While the area's schooling and degree rates are slightly lower than the Victorian average, it is home to a large number of schools and students.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 58.6%, which is about the same as the national figure but well below the state average. Around 13.9% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Grovedale - Mount Duneed, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.2% of adults, a little below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.5% of residents.
25.2% —
Higher than 60% 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 →Grovedale - Mount Duneed splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.1%, followed closely by engineering at 14.6% and health at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Grovedale - Mount Duneed has more schools than about 87% of similar areas, with 7 schools educating 3,079 students. Most of these are government primary schools.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.55
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 59% 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).
3,079
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
440
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 57% 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 Grovedale - Mount Duneed
24 schools — 14,296 students, average ICSEA 1,062.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 4 · Combined 4
| Grovedale College, Grovedale | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 693 | 996 |
| Mirripoa Primary School, Mount Duneed | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 638 | 1,058 |
| Grovedale West Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 324 | 1,026 |
| Mount Duneed Regional Primary School, Mount Duneed | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 362 | 1,045 |
| Mandama Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 352 | 1,008 |
| Nazareth School, Grovedale | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 367 | 1,076 |
| Geelong Lutheran College - Armstrong Creek Campus, Armstrong Creek | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,317 | 1,101 |
| Christian College Geelong - Middle School – Highton, Highton | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,908 | 1,098 |
| Clairvaux Catholic School, Belmont | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 631 | 1,095 |
| Bellaire Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 623 | 1,094 |
| Iona College Geelong, Charlemont | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,332 | 1,078 |
| Freshwater Creek Steiner School, Freshwater Creek | Independent | Primary | 5.1 km | 144 | 1,094 |
| Wangala Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 99 | 986 |
| Grovedale Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 343 | 1,009 |
| Geelong English Language School (interim name), Belmont | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | 95 | 884 |
| Barwon Valley School, Belmont | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 161 | 1,004 |
| Highton Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 359 | 1,121 |
| Belmont High School, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 1,291 | 1,053 |
| Roslyn Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 249 | 1,082 |
| Oberon High School, Armstrong Creek | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 1,074 | 1,023 |
| Oberon Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 224 | 1,024 |
| Armstrong Creek School, Armstrong Creek | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 905 | 1,023 |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Armstrong Creek | Catholic | Primary | 6.6 km | 504 | 1,070 |
| Belmont Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 301 | 1,112 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Grovedale - Mount Duneed [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021487/grovedale-mount-duneed/topic/education