33.7% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cathcart · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cathcart
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Cathcart have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 33.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend continues into higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 33.7%, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Other common highest school years include Year 11 at 20.7% and Year 10 at 16.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cathcart, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 9.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 29.2% for Victoria. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.1% of residents.
9.3% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Cathcart, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (34%) and Bachelor degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 15.6%, followed by engineering and health, both at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3 km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. Of these, 60% are government primary schools and 40% are Catholic secondary schools.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
260
Lower than 56% 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 Cathcart
5 schools — 1,302 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Ararat Secondary College, Ararat | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 332 | 940 |
| Ararat West Primary School, Ararat | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 257 | 984 |
| Ararat Primary School, Ararat | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 223 | 971 |
| Marian College, Ararat | Catholic | Secondary | 6.0 km | 369 | 1,017 |
| St Mary's School, Ararat | Catholic | Primary | 6.1 km | 121 | 1,038 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cathcart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20518/cathcart/topic/education