50.9% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.9%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barwon Downs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barwon Downs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a quarter of adults in Barwon Downs hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. While this shows a highly qualified adult population, the area has a lower rate of Year 12 completion than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barwon Downs, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 27.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little below the state average but about the same as the national figure.
27.1% ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Barwon Downs splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (36%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in society and culture at 18.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school with a small average size of 30 students, though it has a school advantage score that is higher than most areas.
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).
30
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Barwon Downs
1 school — 30 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 30 | 1,009 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barwon Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20161/barwon-downs/topic/education