56.9% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bendigo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of adults in Bendigo hold university degrees, with 30.6% having a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas. While the city has a strong number of highly qualified adults, fewer people finished Year 12 compared to the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 56.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bendigo, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is well qualified, with 30.6% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the Victorian average and well above the national figure.
30.6% ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 30.6%
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 Bendigo, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Health, held by 17.9% of people, followed by Management and Commerce at 13.5% and Society and Culture at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bendigo has 26 schools within 3 km, among the largest number at this level. These schools are larger and more numerous per child than in most similar areas, with 57.7% being government schools.
9.63
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
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).
522
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,023
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bendigo
26 schools — 13,561 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 8 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Bendigo Senior Secondary College, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 1,918 | 1,003 |
| Camp Hill Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 251 | 1,040 |
| St Kilian's School, Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 268 | 1,059 |
| DOXA School Bendigo, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 0.5 km | 47 | 961 |
| Catherine McAuley College, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,567 | 1,055 |
| Girton Grammar School, Bendigo | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,195 | 1,148 |
| Creek Street Christian College, Bendigo | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 457 | 1,063 |
| Bendigo Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 196 | 1,005 |
| St Joseph's School, Quarry Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 234 | 1,064 |
| St Peter's School, North Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 132 | 979 |
| St Therese's School, Kennington | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 460 | 1,076 |
| Kalianna School, Bendigo | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 221 | 895 |
| Quarry Hill Primary School, Quarry Hill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 324 | 1,037 |
| Lightning Reef Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 165 | 858 |
| Weeroona College Bendigo, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 812 | 940 |
| Golden Square Primary School, Golden Square | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 262 | 967 |
| Bendigo South East 7-10 Secondary College, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,030 | 1,016 |
| Kennington Primary School, Kennington | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 581 | 979 |
| Specimen Hill Primary School, Golden Square | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 234 | 934 |
| California Gully Primary School, California Gully | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 181 | 913 |
| White Hills Primary School, White Hills | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 586 | 977 |
| Spring Gully Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 426 | 1,056 |
| Victory Christian College, Strathdale | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 900 | 1,077 |
| St Liborius' School, Eaglehawk | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 258 | 1,018 |
| Eaglehawk Secondary College, Eaglehawk | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 561 | 922 |
| Holy Rosary School, White Hills | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 295 | 1,052 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20208/bendigo/topic/education