61.0% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alfredton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Alfredton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 61% of adults in Alfredton have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong university presence, with 28.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents have a good education, with 61% finishing Year 12. This is about the same as the Victoria average and a little above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alfredton, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, as 28.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average.
28.1% ▲ +41.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Alfredton splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by health at 16.7% and society and culture at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Alfredton has 21 schools within 3km, which is more than 90% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than those in most other areas and have a much higher average advantage score.
0.74
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
670
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,050
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Alfredton
21 schools — 14,062 students, average ICSEA 1,050.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| Alfredton Primary School, Alfredton | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 527 | 1,009 |
| St Thomas More School, Alfredton | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 431 | 1,087 |
| Ballarat High School, Lake Gardens | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,461 | 1,016 |
| Ballarat Specialist School, Lake Gardens | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 453 | 950 |
| Lucas Primary School, Lucas | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 527 | 1,029 |
| Loreto College, Ballarat | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 948 | 1,073 |
| Siena Catholic Primary School, Lucas | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 336 | 1,055 |
| St Patrick's College, Ballarat | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,267 | 1,055 |
| Ballarat Clarendon College, Ballarat | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,896 | 1,172 |
| Newington Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 278 | 1,007 |
| Wendouree Primary School, Wendouree | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 116 | 917 |
| Lumen Christi School, Delacombe | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 324 | 1,029 |
| Ballarat Grammar, Wendouree | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,989 | 1,120 |
| Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat), Lake Wendouree | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 350 | 1,095 |
| Yuille Park Community College, Wendouree | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 209 | 840 |
| Delacombe Primary School, Delacombe | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 641 | 970 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Wendouree | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 101 | 1,017 |
| St Aloysius' School, Redan | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 254 | 1,022 |
| St Patrick's School, Ballarat | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 249 | 1,096 |
| Phoenix P-12 Community College, Sebastopol | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,473 | 947 |
| Forest Street Primary School, Wendouree | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 232 | 919 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alfredton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20023/alfredton/topic/education