42.5% —
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bunyip - Garfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bunyip - Garfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Bunyip - Garfield have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 42.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This trend continues into higher education, where bachelor degrees are much less common than in the state or national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.5% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 20.1% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bunyip - Garfield, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.7% of the population, far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 40.3% of residents.
13.7% —
Lower 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 Bunyip - Garfield, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 18%, followed by management and commerce at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bunyip - Garfield has six schools, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. While the typical school size is much lower than most areas at 182 students, there are more schools per 1,000 children than usual.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.10
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Lower than 79% 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).
1,091
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
182
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,006
Lower than 54% 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 Bunyip - Garfield
9 schools — 1,807 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 1
| St Thomas Aquinas College, Tynong | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 204 | 1,030 |
| Garfield Primary School, Garfield | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 130 | 996 |
| Bunyip Primary School, Bunyip | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 176 | 994 |
| Columba Catholic School, Bunyip | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 291 | 1,009 |
| Nar Nar Goon Primary School, Nar Nar Goon | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 192 | 983 |
| St James School, Nar Nar Goon | Catholic | Primary | 6.6 km | 98 | 1,031 |
| Longwarry Primary School, Longwarry | Government | Primary | 11.2 km | 135 | 945 |
| Pakenham Primary School, Pakenham | Government | Primary | 12.1 km | 420 | 999 |
| Bayles Regional Primary School, Bayles | Government | Primary | 12.2 km | 161 | 998 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bunyip - Garfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212011547/bunyip-garfield/topic/education