42.2% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bena · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bena
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Bena sits around the middle of similar areas for its education levels. While many residents hold vocational certificates, only 16.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Bena finished high school than in the rest of the state, with 42.2% completing Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bena, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade and vocational training are common here, as 38.6% of adults hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
16.3% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
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 Bena, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 13.9%, followed by engineering and health, both at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one small government primary school, which is much smaller than most schools but has a higher advantage score than those in 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).
32
Lower than 89% 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 Bena
1 school — 32 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kongwak Primary School, Kongwak | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 32 | 1,009 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20203/bena/topic/education