38.6% ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eaglehawk · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eaglehawk
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Eaglehawk have remained low compared to the rest of the country, with only 38.6% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure and reflects a community where many adults leave school before the final year. Higher qualifications are also uncommon, leaving a gap between local results and state averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Eaglehawk finished Year 12 than in the rest of Victoria, where 61.8% completed it. About 21.4% of residents stopped at Year 10, and 17% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eaglehawk, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 12.5%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.1% of qualified adults.
12.5% ▲ +55.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Eaglehawk, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 14.5%, followed closely by Society and Culture at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 13 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 85% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, while 30.8% of the sector is Catholic.
3.24
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
385
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eaglehawk
13 schools — 5,006 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Eaglehawk Secondary College, Eaglehawk | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 561 | 922 |
| Eaglehawk Primary School, Eaglehawk | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 159 | 869 |
| St Liborius' School, Eaglehawk | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 258 | 1,018 |
| Eaglehawk North Primary School, Eaglehawk | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 269 | 958 |
| California Gully Primary School, California Gully | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 181 | 913 |
| Lightning Reef Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 165 | 858 |
| Kalianna School, Bendigo | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 221 | 895 |
| St Peter's School, North Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 132 | 979 |
| White Hills Primary School, White Hills | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 586 | 977 |
| Epsom Primary School, Epsom | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 425 | 967 |
| Holy Rosary School, White Hills | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 295 | 1,052 |
| Marist College Bendigo, Maiden Gully | Catholic | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,203 | 1,040 |
| Maiden Gully Primary School, Maiden Gully | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 551 | 1,009 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eaglehawk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20823/eaglehawk/topic/education