58.6% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cape Paterson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cape Paterson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 29% of adults in Cape Paterson hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. This creates a well-educated community where the typical resident is more likely to have a university degree than the average Australian. Most of these higher qualifications are in fields like education, society, and commerce.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, though at 58.6% it remains well below the Victorian figure. This rate is about the same as the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cape Paterson, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 28.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the national figure and about the same as the state average.
28.7% ▲ +83.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Cape Paterson splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are education at 14.1% and society and culture at 13.6%. Management, commerce, and health also make up a large share of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 881 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
881
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cape Paterson
2 schools — 1,761 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Bass Coast Specialist School, Wonthaggi | Government | Combined | 5.4 km | 74 | 922 |
| Bass Coast College, Wonthaggi | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 1,687 | 988 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cape Paterson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20473/cape-paterson/topic/education