40.6% ▲ +26.8%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stawell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Stawell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far lower percentage of people in Stawell have finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the state. Only 40.6% of residents completed their final year of school, which is 21 points below the Victorian figure. While these numbers are much lower than most areas, school completion has risen by 8.6 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.6% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Other common highest school levels include Year 10 at 17.9% and Year 11 at 16.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stawell, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are much less common here than in most areas, with only 12.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria, though the figure rose 4.2 points since 2011.
12.7% ▲ +49.8%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 Stawell, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in Engineering and related fields at 13.1%, followed closely by Society and culture at 13.0% and Management and commerce at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Stawell has 8 schools, among the largest number for an area of this level, and a very high rate of 6.16 schools per 1,000 children. However, the usual school size is much lower than most areas, with an average of 121 students.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.16
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Lower than 75% 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).
965
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
121
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 74% 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 Stawell
10 schools — 997 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Stawell Primary School, Stawell | Government | Primary | 9.7 km | 259 | 983 |
| Stawell West Primary School, Stawell | Government | Primary | 9.9 km | 93 | 878 |
| Skene Street Specialist School, Stawell | Government | Combined | 10.6 km | 50 | 878 |
| St Patrick's School, Stawell | Catholic | Primary | 11.0 km | 150 | 1,026 |
| Stawell Secondary College, Stawell | Government | Secondary | 11.3 km | 333 | 959 |
| Concongella Primary School, Concongella | Government | Primary | 13.7 km | 29 | 949 |
| Halls Gap Primary School, Halls Gap | Government | Primary | 18.2 km | 33 | 1,017 |
| Pomonal Primary School, Pomonal | Government | Primary | 19.2 km | 22 | 977 |
| Great Western Primary School, Great Western | Government | Primary | 21.0 km | 18 | 953 |
| Landsborough Primary School, Landsborough | Government | Primary | 41.4 km | 10 | 1,056 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stawell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011392/stawell/topic/education