53.9% ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Campbells Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Campbells Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high number of university degrees helps shape the professional character of Campbells Creek. While only 53.9% of residents finished Year 12, a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 53.9%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but remains well below the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Campbells Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 25.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 30.9% of people.
25.5% ▲ +66.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
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 Campbells Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 15.3%, followed closely by society and culture at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has eight schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools are generally smaller than average and have a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
2.44
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
212
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,061
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Campbells Creek
8 schools — 1,693 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Campbells Creek Primary School, Campbells Creek | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 174 | 1,011 |
| Castlemaine Secondary College, Castlemaine | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 695 | 1,040 |
| Winters Flat Primary School, Castlemaine | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 115 | 1,078 |
| Castlemaine Primary School, Castlemaine | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 178 | 1,054 |
| St Mary's School, Castlemaine | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 64 | 1,033 |
| Chewton Primary School, Chewton | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 54 | 1,119 |
| Castlemaine Steiner School & Kindergarten, Muckleford | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 135 | 1,105 |
| Castlemaine North Primary School, Castlemaine | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 278 | 1,117 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Campbells Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20457/campbells-creek/topic/education