63.2% ▲ +66.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bonshaw · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bonshaw
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher share of residents in Bonshaw finished high school than the national average. While 63.2% of people completed Year 12, which is well above the Australian figure, the area falls short of the state average for university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 63.2% of people finished Year 12, a result that is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the Victorian average and well above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bonshaw, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Roughly one in four adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the national figure but well below Victoria's 29.2%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.5% of adults.
25.8% ▲ +104.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
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 Bonshaw, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Management and Commerce being the most common at 15.4%, followed by Health at 14.3% and Engineering at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are eight schools within 3 km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most in the region, with half being government-run and 75% focusing on primary education.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
433
Higher than 63% 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 Bonshaw
8 schools — 3,465 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 2
| Delacombe Primary School, Delacombe | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 641 | 970 |
| St James' School, Sebastopol | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 166 | 1,034 |
| Phoenix P-12 Community College, Sebastopol | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,473 | 947 |
| Lumen Christi School, Delacombe | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 324 | 1,029 |
| Ballarat Christian College, Sebastopol | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 406 | 1,058 |
| Sebastopol Primary School, Sebastopol | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 98 | 901 |
| Magpie Primary School, Magpie | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 103 | 923 |
| St Aloysius' School, Redan | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 254 | 1,022 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bonshaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20284/bonshaw/topic/education