52.9% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eganstown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eganstown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of the adults in Eganstown have completed Year 12. While the area has a higher proportion of university-qualified residents than most similar places, it still sits below the state and national figures for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 52.9%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the Victoria figure of 61.8% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eganstown, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure much higher than most similar areas. This remains a little below the national average of 26.3%.
24.6% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Eganstown splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are society and culture at 18%, followed by health and management and commerce, which both sit at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 km, more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools have a higher average advantage score than most areas, with two-thirds being government primary schools.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
232
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eganstown
3 schools — 695 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Daylesford Primary School, Daylesford | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 192 | 1,022 |
| St Michael's School, Daylesford | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 86 | 1,049 |
| Daylesford Secondary College, Daylesford | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 417 | 1,007 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eganstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20849/eganstown/topic/education