45.3% ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bailieston · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bailieston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Bailieston finished high school than in most similar areas, though university degrees are much more common here than in many comparable places. While only 45.3% of residents completed Year 12, a surprising 23.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bailieston, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Victorian average of 29.2%.
23.2% ▲ +146.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bailieston splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (29%), with Certificate III / IV at 29%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in Bailieston are spread across several fields, with the most common being management and commerce at 14.5%, followed by engineering, health, and society and culture, each at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km of the area, which is more than about 66% of similar places, though the average school size of 107 students is lower than most.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
107
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bailieston
2 schools — 213 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| St Joseph's School, Nagambie | Catholic | Primary | 7.0 km | 52 | 1,034 |
| Nagambie Primary School, Nagambie | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 161 | 982 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bailieston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20102/bailieston/topic/education