77.2% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 71.3%
- 2021: 77.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ceres · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ceres
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge gap separates Ceres from the rest of the country in education, with half of all adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%. It is a highly qualified place where school completion rates are also among the highest for similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the state and national figures, with 77.2% of residents finishing their final school year. This is 15 points higher than the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ceres, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Half of all adults here have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the 29.2% seen across Victoria. Most of these high-level qualifications are bachelor degrees, accounting for 51.4% of the total.
50.0% ▲ +94.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 50.0%
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 Ceres, Bachelor degree is the majority at 52%; Certificate III / IV is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Health is the most common field of study at 19.3%, followed by management and commerce at 16.4% and education at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools for the amount of children, with seven schools within 3km. Most are government primary schools, and the average school size is much higher than in most similar areas.
28.57
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
579
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,102
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ceres
7 schools — 4,055 students, average ICSEA 1,102.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 1
| Ceres Primary School, Ceres | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 124 | 1,069 |
| Woodline Primary, Ceres | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 73 | 1,100 |
| Montpellier Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 563 | 1,101 |
| Highton Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 359 | 1,121 |
| Christian College Geelong - Middle School – Highton, Highton | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,908 | 1,098 |
| Bellaire Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 623 | 1,094 |
| Fyans Park Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 405 | 1,131 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ceres [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20527/ceres/topic/education