63.4% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ballarat Central · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ballarat Central
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Ballarat Central have completed a university degree than in most similar areas, with 36.1% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This reflects a highly qualified local population that stands well above both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is strong here, with 63.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ballarat Central, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Educational achievement is a standout feature, as the 36.1% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is well above the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
36.1% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 36.1%
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 Ballarat Central, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in Health are the most common at 17.3%, followed by Management and Commerce at 14.2% and Society and Culture at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 30 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
2.60
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
552
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,042
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ballarat Central
30 schools — 16,014 students, average ICSEA 1,042.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 8 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street), Ballarat | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 227 | 1,069 |
| St Patrick's School, Ballarat | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 249 | 1,096 |
| Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat), Lake Wendouree | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 350 | 1,095 |
| Macarthur Street Primary School, Soldiers Hill | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 83 | 951 |
| Ballarat Clarendon College, Ballarat | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,896 | 1,172 |
| St Patrick's College, Ballarat | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,267 | 1,055 |
| St Columba's School, Ballarat North | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 334 | 1,090 |
| Newington Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 278 | 1,007 |
| Black Hill Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| St Alipius' Parish School, Ballarat East | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 248 | 1,052 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 129 | 972 |
| Sovereign Hill School, Ballarat | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | — | — |
| Ballarat North Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 330 | 1,002 |
| St Aloysius' School, Redan | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 254 | 1,022 |
| Loreto College, Ballarat | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 948 | 1,073 |
| Canadian Lead Primary School, Ballarat East | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 235 | 952 |
| Ballarat Grammar, Wendouree | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,989 | 1,120 |
| Ballarat Specialist School, Lake Gardens | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 453 | 950 |
| Ballarat High School, Lake Gardens | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,461 | 1,016 |
| Wendouree Primary School, Wendouree | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 116 | 917 |
| Phoenix P-12 Community College, Sebastopol | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,473 | 947 |
| Lumen Christi School, Delacombe | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 324 | 1,029 |
| Woodmans Hill Secondary College, Ballarat East | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 602 | 988 |
| Ballarat Christian College, Sebastopol | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 406 | 1,058 |
| Caledonian Primary School, Brown Hill | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 215 | 1,010 |
| Delacombe Primary School, Delacombe | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 641 | 970 |
| Sebastopol Primary School, Sebastopol | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 98 | 901 |
| Forest Street Primary School, Wendouree | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 232 | 919 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Wendouree | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 101 | 1,017 |
| Mount Rowan Secondary College, Wendouree | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 678 | 938 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ballarat Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20111/ballarat-central/topic/education