41.6% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bunyip North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bunyip North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Bunyip North sits around the middle of similar areas for most education markers, though it trails the wider state. Only 41.6% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure. This gap carries through to higher education, where degrees are much less common than across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 41.6%, which is far below the state rate of 61.8%. Around 23.4% of people finished Year 11, while 13% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bunyip North, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 11 (27%) and Year 10 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.6% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.2% of residents.
14.6% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
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 Bunyip North, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (26%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Health at 16.7%, followed by Engineering and Management and Commerce, both at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, with an average of 199 students.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
199
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher 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 Bunyip North
3 schools — 597 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Columba Catholic School, Bunyip | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 291 | 1,009 |
| Bunyip Primary School, Bunyip | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 176 | 994 |
| Garfield Primary School, Garfield | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 130 | 996 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bunyip North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20412/bunyip-north/topic/education