40.1% ▲ +36.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bamawm · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bamawm
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 40.1% of residents in Bamawm completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This creates a profile where most adults hold vocational certificates rather than university degrees, with a strong focus on practical and environmental studies.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is low here, with 40.1% finishing Year 12, which is 22 points lower than the Victorian average. About 21.4% of people peaked at Year 10, while 12% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bamawm, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 14% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.3% of residents.
14.0% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
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 Bamawm, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are heavily geared toward the local landscape, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common field of study at 19.8%, followed by Engineering at 17.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is smaller than most similar schools. This single school sits in the middle of the pack for its advantage score.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
143
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bamawm
1 school — 143 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Lockington Consolidated School, Lockington | Government | Primary | 9.8 km | 143 | 980 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bamawm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20125/bamawm/topic/education