40.7% ▲ +24.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bairnsdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bairnsdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 21 percentage points separates Bairnsdale from Victoria in Year 12 completion rates. This is a place where fewer residents have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to the state and national figures. While many adults hold trade certificates, the overall level of formal schooling is much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. For many, the highest year of school completed was Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bairnsdale, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 13.0%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more common here, with 34.6% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
13.0% ▲ +45.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 Bairnsdale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Health being the most common at 12.9%, followed closely by Society and Culture at 12.5% and Management and Commerce at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bairnsdale has 10 schools within 3km, which is more than about 82% of similar areas. While the average school size is middle-of-the-road, the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
5.97
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
401
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bairnsdale
10 schools — 4,006 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Bairnsdale Christian College, Bairnsdale | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 82 | 1,010 |
| St Mary's School, Bairnsdale | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 473 | 1,024 |
| Nagle College, Bairnsdale | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 803 | 1,018 |
| East Gippsland Specialist School, Bairnsdale | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 95 | 857 |
| Bairnsdale Secondary College, Bairnsdale | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,213 | 955 |
| Bairnsdale West Primary School, Bairnsdale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 328 | 913 |
| Wild Cherry School, Bairnsdale | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 43 | 1,053 |
| Bairnsdale Primary School, Bairnsdale | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 260 | 892 |
| Lucknow Primary School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 539 | 986 |
| Eagle Point Primary School, Eagle Point | Government | Primary | 9.8 km | 170 | 1,002 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bairnsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20103/bairnsdale/topic/education