42.2% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Castle Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Castle Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher degrees are more common here than in many similar areas, making Castle Creek a place where university education is well-regarded. While 20.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, Year 12 completion rates are notably lower than state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%. About 20.3% of people left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Castle Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 20.9% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
20.9% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Castle Creek splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (45%) and Certificate III / IV (42%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and management and commerce, each held by 15.7% of qualified residents. Health, education, and creative arts follow at 9.8% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one independent combined school, which is smaller than those in most similar areas. This school has an advantage score of 1,036, which is higher than most other areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
149
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,036
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Castle Creek
1 school — 149 students, average ICSEA 1,036.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Combined 1
| Grace Christian College Wodonga, Leneva | Independent | Combined | 6.1 km | 149 | 1,036 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Castle Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20514/castle-creek/topic/education