49.4% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ascot · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ascot
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Ascot, where 37.2% of adults hold one. While more people here have finished high school than in many similar areas, the typical level of education remains well below the Victorian and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ascot, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 19.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher; this is more common than in most similar areas, though it is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
19.6% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 Ascot, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 15.4%, followed closely by health at 15.2% and engineering at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, more than 75% of similar areas, with a typical school size of 488 students. Most are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is lower than in most areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
488
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ascot
5 schools — 2,442 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Epsom Primary School, Epsom | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 425 | 967 |
| Holy Rosary School, White Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 295 | 1,052 |
| White Hills Primary School, White Hills | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 586 | 977 |
| Weeroona College Bendigo, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 812 | 940 |
| Huntly Primary School, Huntly | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 324 | 975 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ascot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20074/ascot/topic/education