38.7% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Grampians · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Grampians
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school in Grampians since 2011, though educational levels remain low. Only 38.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is mirrored in higher education, where the share of adults with a university degree is also much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people have finished Year 12 here than in the rest of Victoria, sitting at 38.7% compared to the state's 61.8%. While this figure has risen by 7.6 points since 2011, many residents still leave school early, with 14.8% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Grampians, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.8% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This is a small increase from 9.3% in 2011, and the most common qualification in the area is a Certificate III or IV at 35.7%.
12.8% ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 Grampians, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are health and engineering, each making up 12.5% of the total. Management and commerce follow closely at 11.4%, while society and culture accounts for 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Grampians has one of the highest numbers of schools per 1,000 children, with 56 schools serving 8,250 students. These schools are among the smallest in the country, with an average size of 147 students, and the vast majority are government-run.
56
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.68
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8,250
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
147
Lower than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Grampians
56 schools — 8,250 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 44 · Catholic 11 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 36 · Combined 12 · Secondary 8
| Horsham College, Horsham | Government | Secondary | — | 1,010 | 965 |
| Wimmera Lutheran College - Nhill Lutheran School, Nhill | Independent | Combined | — | 647 | 1,038 |
| Horsham West and Haven Primary School, Horsham | Government | Primary | — | 603 | 986 |
| Horsham Primary School, Horsham | Government | Primary | — | 499 | 953 |
| Marian College, Ararat | Catholic | Secondary | — | 369 | 1,017 |
| Stawell Secondary College, Stawell | Government | Secondary | — | 333 | 959 |
| Ararat Secondary College, Ararat | Government | Secondary | — | 332 | 940 |
| St Michael and John's Primary School, Horsham | Catholic | Primary | — | 311 | 1,043 |
| Stawell Primary School, Stawell | Government | Primary | — | 259 | 983 |
| Ararat West Primary School, Ararat | Government | Primary | — | 257 | 984 |
| Murtoa College, Murtoa | Government | Combined | — | 255 | 959 |
| Nhill College, Nhill | Government | Combined | — | 239 | 940 |
| St Brigid's College, Horsham | Catholic | Secondary | — | 227 | 1,007 |
| Ararat Primary School, Ararat | Government | Primary | — | 223 | 971 |
| Warracknabeal Secondary College, Warracknabeal | Government | Secondary | — | 175 | 964 |
| St Arnaud Secondary College, St Arnaud | Government | Secondary | — | 168 | 975 |
| St Patrick's School, Stawell | Catholic | Primary | — | 150 | 1,026 |
| Kaniva College, Kaniva | Government | Combined | — | 134 | 989 |
| Edenhope College, Edenhope | Government | Combined | — | 128 | 977 |
| Dimboola Memorial Secondary College, Dimboola | Government | Secondary | — | 124 | 956 |
| St Mary's School, Ararat | Catholic | Primary | — | 121 | 1,038 |
| Warracknabeal Primary School, Warracknabeal | Government | Primary | — | 111 | 903 |
| St Arnaud Primary School, St Arnaud | Government | Primary | — | 110 | 958 |
| Rainbow P-12 College, Rainbow | Government | Combined | — | 109 | 980 |
| Horsham Special School, Horsham | Government | Combined | — | 106 | 903 |
| St Patrick's School, St Arnaud | Catholic | Primary | — | 102 | 1,011 |
| Stawell West Primary School, Stawell | Government | Primary | — | 93 | 878 |
| Lake Bolac College, Lake Bolac | Government | Combined | — | 92 | 936 |
| Dimboola Primary School, Dimboola | Government | Primary | — | 85 | 989 |
| Goroke P-12 College, Goroke | Government | Combined | — | 74 | 963 |
| St Mary's School, Warracknabeal | Catholic | Primary | — | 74 | 1,026 |
| Hopetoun P-12 College, Hopetoun | Government | Combined | — | 73 | 948 |
| St Malachy's School, Edenhope | Catholic | Primary | — | 65 | 1,027 |
| St Patrick's School, Nhill | Catholic | Primary | — | 56 | 952 |
| Skene Street Specialist School, Stawell | Government | Combined | — | 50 | 878 |
| Ararat North Primary School, Ararat | Government | Primary | — | 49 | 862 |
| St Joseph's School, Hopetoun | Catholic | Primary | — | 37 | 994 |
| Halls Gap Primary School, Halls Gap | Government | Primary | — | 33 | 1,017 |
| Moyston Primary School, Moyston | Government | Primary | — | 31 | 983 |
| Natimuk Primary School, Natimuk | Government | Primary | — | 31 | 1,044 |
| Concongella Primary School, Concongella | Government | Primary | — | 29 | 949 |
| Warracknabeal Special Developmental School, Warracknabeal | Government | Combined | — | 29 | 951 |
| Beulah Primary School, Beulah | Government | Primary | — | 27 | 1,005 |
| Apsley Primary School, Apsley | Government | Primary | — | 25 | 929 |
| Minyip Primary School, Minyip | Government | Primary | — | 25 | 893 |
| Rupanyup Primary School, Rupanyup | Government | Primary | — | 25 | 975 |
| Maroona Primary School, Maroona | Government | Primary | — | 22 | 1,064 |
| Pomonal Primary School, Pomonal | Government | Primary | — | 22 | 977 |
| Great Western Primary School, Great Western | Government | Primary | — | 18 | 953 |
| Buangor Primary School, Buangor | Government | Primary | — | 16 | 1,028 |
| Tempy Primary School, Tempy | Government | Primary | — | 16 | 1,025 |
| Jeparit Primary School, Jeparit | Government | Primary | — | 14 | 936 |
| Willaura Primary School, Willaura | Government | Primary | — | 13 | 1,034 |
| Navarre Primary School, Navarre | Government | Primary | — | 12 | 971 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Murtoa | Catholic | Primary | — | 9 | 1,020 |
| Marnoo Primary School, Marnoo | Government | Primary | — | 3 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Grampians [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21501/grampians/topic/education