43.2% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Baw Baw Region · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Mount Baw Baw Region
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in the Mount Baw Baw Region have finished school and earned degrees than in 2011. However, the area remains far behind state and national levels, with only 43.2% of residents completing Year 12. This gap is seen across most education levels, including university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures, though the rate rose by 7.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 43.2%. About 18.8% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 12.2% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Baw Baw Region, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.4%, which is well below the Australian figure. This has improved slightly since 2011, while Certificate III or IV qualifications remain the most common achievement at 37.7%.
16.4% ▲ +29.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
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 Mount Baw Baw Region, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this region are most commonly in Engineering and related fields at 17.7%. Other frequent areas of study include Management and Commerce at 11.6% and Society and Culture at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The region has 8 government schools, which is among the highest number of schools for an area of this size. These schools are typically very small, with an average of 83 students and total enrolments of 662.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
7.17
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Lower than 55% 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).
662
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
83
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower than 66% 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 Mount Baw Baw Region
17 schools — 3,315 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 2
| Neerim District Rural Primary School, Nayook | Government | Primary | 16.0 km | 15 | 1,079 |
| Neerim South Primary School, Neerim South | Government | Primary | 21.3 km | 148 | 994 |
| Neerim District Secondary College, Neerim South | Government | Secondary | 21.3 km | 223 | 948 |
| Willow Grove Primary School, Willow Grove | Government | Primary | 22.1 km | 66 | 1,002 |
| Jindivick Primary School, Jindivick | Government | Primary | 25.7 km | 49 | 1,031 |
| Rawson Primary School, Rawson | Government | Primary | 25.8 km | 8 | 926 |
| Tanjil South Primary School, Tanjil South | Government | Primary | 29.1 km | 10 | 903 |
| Buln Buln Primary School, Buln Buln | Government | Primary | 29.6 km | 143 | 1,000 |
| Drouin West Primary School, Drouin West | Government | Primary | 32.1 km | 239 | 999 |
| St Angela of the Cross Primary School, Warragul | Catholic | Primary | 32.6 km | 282 | 1,035 |
| Labertouche Primary School, Labertouche | Government | Primary | 33.1 km | 80 | 989 |
| Moe (Albert Street) Primary School, Moe | Government | Primary | 35.3 km | 111 | 918 |
| St Kieran's School, Moe | Catholic | Primary | 35.5 km | 250 | 1,000 |
| Moe (South Street) Primary School, Moe | Government | Primary | 36.1 km | 241 | 890 |
| Lowanna College, Newborough | Government | Secondary | 36.2 km | 1,073 | 954 |
| Moe Primary School, Moe | Government | Primary | 36.4 km | 78 | 793 |
| Newborough East Primary School, Newborough | Government | Primary | 36.7 km | 299 | 955 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Baw Baw Region [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205011077/mount-baw-baw-region/topic/education