69.4% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek have finished high school than the national average. This high level of schooling is matched by strong qualification rates, with over a third of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 69.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and far above the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 33.7% of adults, a result that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 26.3%.
33.7% —
Higher than 74% 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 Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 16.9%, followed by health and society and culture, which both sit around 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most, with an average size of 725 students. While there are four schools serving 2,899 enrolments, this is a lower number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.52
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower than 51% 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).
2,899
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
725
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 63% 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 Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek
19 schools — 12,565 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Armstrong Creek | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 504 | 1,070 |
| Barwon Heads Primary School, Barwon Heads | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 416 | 1,120 |
| Armstrong Creek School, Armstrong Creek | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 905 | 1,023 |
| Oberon High School, Armstrong Creek | Government | Secondary | 6.4 km | 1,074 | 1,023 |
| Iona College Geelong, Charlemont | Catholic | Secondary | 7.6 km | 1,332 | 1,078 |
| Wallington Primary School, Wallington | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 137 | 1,031 |
| Ocean Grove Primary School, Ocean Grove | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 619 | 1,105 |
| Leopold Primary School, Leopold | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 873 | 1,016 |
| Geelong Lutheran College - Armstrong Creek Campus, Armstrong Creek | Independent | Combined | 8.4 km | 1,317 | 1,101 |
| Torquay Coast Primary School, Torquay | Government | Primary | 9.4 km | 678 | 1,099 |
| Mirripoa Primary School, Mount Duneed | Government | Primary | 9.5 km | 638 | 1,058 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea School, Ocean Grove | Catholic | Primary | 9.7 km | 593 | 1,092 |
| Grovedale Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 9.7 km | 343 | 1,009 |
| Mount Duneed Regional Primary School, Mount Duneed | Government | Primary | 9.7 km | 362 | 1,045 |
| Surfside Primary School, Ocean Grove | Government | Primary | 9.8 km | 545 | 1,075 |
| Lisieux Catholic Primary School, Torquay | Catholic | Primary | 9.9 km | 333 | 1,106 |
| Grovedale College, Grovedale | Government | Secondary | 10.3 km | 693 | 996 |
| Grovedale West Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 10.3 km | 324 | 1,026 |
| Surf Coast Secondary College, Torquay | Government | Secondary | 10.7 km | 879 | 1,060 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203031489/barwon-heads-armstrong-creek/topic/education