47.4% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lorne · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lorne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Lorne finished high school compared to the rest of the state, with only 47.4% completing Year 12. This creates a noticeable gap in school attainment, though a fair number of adults have still gone on to earn higher degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people finished Year 12 here than in New South Wales, where the figure is 58.9%. Roughly 33% of residents left school after Year 10, and another 11.8% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lorne, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 21.7% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 37.1%.
21.7% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 Lorne, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with higher qualifications in Lorne often studied Engineering and related fields (16.4%), while Education and Management and commerce each account for 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local primary school is much smaller than those in most areas, with an average size of 36 students. This single government school has an advantage score of 1,033, which is higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality 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).
36
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,033
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lorne
1 school — 36 students, average ICSEA 1,033.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Hannam Vale Public School, Hannam Vale | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 36 | 1,033 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lorne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12399/lorne/topic/education