41.4% —
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Colac - Corangamite · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Colac - Corangamite
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Colac - Corangamite have finished high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 41.4% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the Victorian average. While these numbers are low, there has been a steady climb in both school completions and university degrees over the last five years.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 41.4%, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This is a slight improvement from 2016, when the figure was 35.5%. About 18.3% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Colac - Corangamite, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 14.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 36.4% of the group. This rate of university degrees rose 3.0 points since 2016.
14.0% —
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
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 Colac - Corangamite, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 13.2%. Other common areas of study include Society and culture at 11.2% and Health at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Colac - Corangamite has 31 schools, which is more than about 61% of similar areas. However, the average school size of 181 students is much lower than most areas, resulting in a very high rate of 4.85 schools per 1,000 children.
31
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.85
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5,601
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
181
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Lower than 60% 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 Colac - Corangamite
31 schools — 5,601 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 8 · Secondary 4
| Trinity College Colac, Colac | Catholic | Secondary | — | 744 | 1,015 |
| Timboon P-12 School, Timboon | Government | Combined | — | 504 | 1,006 |
| Colac Secondary College, Colac | Government | Secondary | — | 476 | 955 |
| Sacred Heart School, Elliminyt | Catholic | Primary | — | 398 | 1,025 |
| Camperdown College, Camperdown | Government | Combined | — | 381 | 983 |
| Mercy Regional College, Camperdown | Catholic | Secondary | — | 341 | 1,026 |
| Apollo Bay P-12 College, Apollo Bay | Government | Combined | — | 340 | 1,043 |
| St Mary's School, Colac | Catholic | Primary | — | 266 | 1,025 |
| Terang College, Terang | Government | Combined | — | 246 | 983 |
| Elliminyt Primary School, Elliminyt | Government | Primary | — | 229 | 996 |
| St Patrick's School, Camperdown | Catholic | Primary | — | 213 | 1,035 |
| Colac Primary School, Colac | Government | Primary | — | 164 | 946 |
| Colac South West Primary School, Colac | Government | Primary | — | 129 | 948 |
| Cobden Technical School, Cobden | Government | Secondary | — | 126 | 919 |
| Cobden Primary School, Cobden | Government | Primary | — | 123 | 978 |
| St Thomas' School, Terang | Catholic | Primary | — | 122 | 1,046 |
| Birregurra Primary School, Birregurra | Government | Primary | — | 115 | 1,052 |
| Lake Colac School, Colac | Government | Combined | — | 82 | 933 |
| Alvie Primary School, Alvie | Government | Primary | — | 78 | 968 |
| Derrinallum P-12 College, Derrinallum | Government | Combined | — | 72 | 987 |
| Hampden P-12 School, Cobden | Government | Combined | — | 67 | 898 |
| Skipton Primary School, Skipton | Government | Primary | — | 66 | 1,012 |
| Colac West Primary School, Colac | Government | Primary | — | 62 | 899 |
| Lavers Hill K-12 College, Lavers Hill | Government | Combined | — | 57 | 935 |
| Simpson Primary School, Simpson | Government | Primary | — | 53 | 980 |
| St Brendan's School, Coragulac | Catholic | Primary | — | 37 | 977 |
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | — | 30 | 1,009 |
| Lismore Primary School, Lismore | Government | Primary | — | 26 | 957 |
| Beeac Primary School, Beeac | Government | Primary | — | 25 | 927 |
| Noorat Primary School, Noorat | Government | Primary | — | 25 | 968 |
| Carlisle River Primary School, Carlisle River | Government | Primary | — | 4 | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Colac - Corangamite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21703/colac-corangamite/topic/education