37.7% ▲ +23.1%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lakes Entrance · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Lakes Entrance
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Lakes Entrance have finished high school than in most other areas, with only 37.7% completing Year 12. While this figure has risen by 7.1 percentage points since 2011, it remains far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. This trend of lower formal schooling is mirrored in the number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Around 22.3% of people had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lakes Entrance, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 13.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result far below Victoria's 29.2%. This has increased by 4.1 percentage points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 34.6%.
13.4% ▲ +44.9%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 Lakes Entrance, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 15.6%, followed by management and commerce at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lakes Entrance has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with seven schools serving 913 students. These schools are typically much smaller than in other areas and mostly provide primary education.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.47
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Lower than 82% 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).
913
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
130
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
957
Lower than 78% 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 Lakes Entrance
8 schools — 997 students, average ICSEA 960.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 1
| Nungurner Primary School, Nungurner | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 32 | 1,015 |
| Lakes Entrance Secondary College, Lakes Entrance | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 167 | 889 |
| Lakes Entrance Primary School, Lakes Entrance | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 190 | 917 |
| Swan Reach Primary School, Swan Reach | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 102 | 970 |
| St Brendan's School, Lakes Entrance | Catholic | Primary | 7.2 km | 246 | 1,017 |
| Toorloo Arm Primary School, Lake Tyers Beach | Government | Primary | 9.5 km | 129 | 935 |
| Metung Primary School, Metung | Government | Primary | 9.9 km | 47 | 1,034 |
| Tambo Upper Primary School, Tambo Upper | Government | Primary | 11.5 km | 84 | 1,001 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lakes Entrance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205021084/lakes-entrance/topic/education