49.4% ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bacchus Marsh · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bacchus Marsh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of Bacchus Marsh residents have completed Year 12, at 49.4%. While this is higher than in many similar areas, it remains well below the national figure. This reflects a broader local trend where many adults hold trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian average, with only 49.4% of people finishing their final school year. Other common results include 17.7% reaching Year 10 and 14.2% reaching Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bacchus Marsh, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the state average. The most common qualification in the area is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.6% of residents.
18.7% ▲ +43.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 Bacchus Marsh, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 16.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bacchus Marsh has some of the largest schools around, with an average size of 1,163 students. While there are six 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.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
1,163
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,061
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 Bacchus Marsh
6 schools — 6,978 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Bacchus Marsh Primary School, Bacchus Marsh | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 776 | 1,008 |
| St Bernard's School, Bacchus Marsh | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 328 | 1,035 |
| Bacchus Marsh College, Bacchus Marsh | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 987 | 966 |
| Bacchus Marsh Grammar - Maddingley Campus, Bacchus Marsh | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 3,826 | 1,115 |
| Darley Primary School, Darley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 505 | 988 |
| Pentland Primary School, Bacchus Marsh | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 556 | 1,009 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bacchus Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20095/bacchus-marsh/topic/education