70.3% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 70.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Armstrong Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Armstrong Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 70% of residents in Armstrong Creek have finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This high level of schooling is reflected in a well-qualified population where nearly 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. The area is notably more educated than most similar places across the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 70.3% of people completing their senior year. This is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and far above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Armstrong Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 29.8% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV (29.3%) and bachelor degrees (29.0%).
29.8% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Armstrong Creek splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17.1%, followed by society and culture at 14.6% and health at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than those in most areas, with an average size of 684 students. While there are 12 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.37
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
684
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 Armstrong Creek
12 schools — 8,211 students, average ICSEA 1,050.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Armstrong Creek | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 504 | 1,070 |
| Armstrong Creek School, Armstrong Creek | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 905 | 1,023 |
| Oberon High School, Armstrong Creek | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,074 | 1,023 |
| Iona College Geelong, Charlemont | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,332 | 1,078 |
| Geelong Lutheran College - Armstrong Creek Campus, Armstrong Creek | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,317 | 1,101 |
| Mirripoa Primary School, Mount Duneed | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 638 | 1,058 |
| Grovedale Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 343 | 1,009 |
| Mount Duneed Regional Primary School, Mount Duneed | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 362 | 1,045 |
| Grovedale College, Grovedale | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 693 | 996 |
| Grovedale West Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 324 | 1,026 |
| Nazareth School, Grovedale | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 367 | 1,076 |
| Mandama Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 352 | 1,008 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Armstrong Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20068/armstrong-creek/topic/education