57.3% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Curlewis · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Curlewis
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 7.7 percentage points separates Curlewis from the state average for university degrees, though the area still sees more high-level qualifications than most similar places. While 21.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most residents have a practical own education, with many holding trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of adults here finished Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, at 57.3%, this is well below the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Curlewis, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are the most common qualification at 36.6%. While the 21.5% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure.
21.5% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 Curlewis, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, led by management and commerce at 17.9%. Society and culture (13.8%) and health (13.3%) also make up significant portions of the local workforce's study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Curlewis has seven schools within 3 km, which is more than 79% of similar areas. The schools here are among the largest of their kind and have an advantage score that is higher than most areas.
3.03
Lower than 57% 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).
698
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,033
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Curlewis
7 schools — 4,887 students, average ICSEA 1,033.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2
| Clifton Springs Primary School, Clifton Springs | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 472 | 1,003 |
| St Thomas Primary School, Drysdale | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 428 | 1,051 |
| Saint Ignatius College Geelong, Drysdale | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,442 | 1,075 |
| Bellarine Secondary College, Drysdale | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,147 | 1,006 |
| Drysdale Primary School, Drysdale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 388 | 1,016 |
| Wallington Primary School, Wallington | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 137 | 1,031 |
| Leopold Primary School, Leopold | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 873 | 1,016 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Curlewis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20697/curlewis/topic/education