46.5% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Bendigo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in East Bendigo finished high school than the state average, with only 46.5% completing Year 12. Despite this, the area has more university-level graduates than most similar places, showing a bit of a gap between basic schooling and higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 17.3% of the population finished Year 10, while 13.3% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Bendigo, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
One in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.4% of residents.
20.0% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 East Bendigo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.1%, followed by health at 13.6% and engineering at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
East Bendigo is home to 21 schools within 3km, which is more than 90% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than most, with an average size of 574 students.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
574
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving East Bendigo
21 schools — 12,064 students, average ICSEA 1,029.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 7 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Weeroona College Bendigo, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 812 | 940 |
| Holy Rosary School, White Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 295 | 1,052 |
| White Hills Primary School, White Hills | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 586 | 977 |
| Kennington Primary School, Kennington | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 581 | 979 |
| St Therese's School, Kennington | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 460 | 1,076 |
| DOXA School Bendigo, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 47 | 961 |
| St Kilian's School, Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 268 | 1,059 |
| Kalianna School, Bendigo | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 221 | 895 |
| Bendigo Senior Secondary College, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,918 | 1,003 |
| Camp Hill Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 251 | 1,040 |
| Epsom Primary School, Epsom | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 425 | 967 |
| St Peter's School, North Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 132 | 979 |
| Bendigo South East 7-10 Secondary College, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,030 | 1,016 |
| Catherine McAuley College, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,567 | 1,055 |
| Victory Christian College, Strathdale | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 900 | 1,077 |
| Lightning Reef Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 165 | 858 |
| Girton Grammar School, Bendigo | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,195 | 1,148 |
| St Joseph's School, Quarry Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 234 | 1,064 |
| Creek Street Christian College, Bendigo | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 457 | 1,063 |
| Quarry Hill Primary School, Quarry Hill | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 324 | 1,037 |
| Bendigo Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 196 | 1,005 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20828/east-bendigo/topic/education