63.4% ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.9%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Connewarre · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Connewarre
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A bachelor's degree or higher is held by 32.7% of adults in Connewarre, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area much more highly qualified than most similar places. Residents here generally achieve higher levels of schooling and university education than people across Victoria and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 63.4% of people have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Connewarre, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 11 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification level is high, with 35.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree and 19.4% having a Certificate III or IV.
32.7% ▲ +86.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Connewarre, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 22.3%, followed by health at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Connewarre has 10 schools within 3km, which is more than 82% of similar areas. These schools are typically large, with an average size of 712 students and a school advantage score much higher than most areas.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
712
Higher than 91% 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 Connewarre
10 schools — 7,116 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Armstrong Creek | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 504 | 1,070 |
| Armstrong Creek School, Armstrong Creek | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 905 | 1,023 |
| Oberon High School, Armstrong Creek | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 1,074 | 1,023 |
| Barwon Heads Primary School, Barwon Heads | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 416 | 1,120 |
| Geelong Lutheran College - Armstrong Creek Campus, Armstrong Creek | Independent | Combined | 7.5 km | 1,317 | 1,101 |
| Leopold Primary School, Leopold | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 873 | 1,016 |
| Wallington Primary School, Wallington | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 137 | 1,031 |
| Torquay Coast Primary School, Torquay | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 678 | 1,099 |
| Lisieux Catholic Primary School, Torquay | Catholic | Primary | 9.6 km | 333 | 1,106 |
| Surf Coast Secondary College, Torquay | Government | Secondary | 10.3 km | 879 | 1,060 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Connewarre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20621/connewarre/topic/education