41.1% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Avalon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Avalon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Avalon have finished high school than in most similar areas. Only 41.1% of people completed Year 12, a figure that sits far below the national average. This pattern of lower schooling levels extends to higher education, with a much smaller proportion of adults holding university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 20.3% of residents finished Year 10, while 13.7% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Avalon, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more common here, with 46.8% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
13.7% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 Avalon, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 18.3%, followed by Society and Culture at 16.5% and Management and Commerce at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than usual, with an average size of 852 students and a school advantage score much higher than most areas. There are four schools within 3km, 75% of which are government run.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
852
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,063
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Avalon
4 schools — 3,407 students, average ICSEA 1,063.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Lara Secondary College, Lara | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 658 | 975 |
| Lara Primary School, Lara | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 439 | 993 |
| Geelong Grammar School - Corio Campus, Corio | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,422 | 1,149 |
| Lara Lake Primary School, Lara Lake | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 888 | 1,025 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Avalon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20085/avalon/topic/education