40.7% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bona Vista · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bona Vista
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational achievement in Bona Vista has shifted as more adults now hold higher qualifications. While the area has a higher share of university degrees than most similar places, far fewer residents have finished Year 12 compared to the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is lower than most areas, with 23.1% of people listing Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bona Vista, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 18.7%, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Australian figure of 26.3%, and Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 38.1%.
18.7% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 Bona Vista, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 30%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bona Vista has five schools within 3 km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school size and advantage score are lower than most areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
120
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bona Vista
5 schools — 599 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Bona Vista Primary School, Bona Vista | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 17 | 916 |
| Darnum Primary School, Darnum | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 175 | 1,006 |
| Ellinbank Primary School, Ellinbank | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 26 | 985 |
| Nilma Primary School, Nilma | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 75 | 979 |
| ECG Secondary College, Warragul | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 306 | 957 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bona Vista [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20276/bona-vista/topic/education