48.1% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eureka · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eureka
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 14 schools are located within three kilometres of Eureka, making it a highly accessible area for local students. While the neighborhood has a higher proportion of university degrees than most similar areas, the typical resident's school level is well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.1% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Victoria figure of 61.8% and the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eureka, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.1% of the population; this is higher than most similar areas, though still well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
18.1% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 Eureka, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in society and culture at 15.5%, followed by management and commerce at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally more advantaged than those in most areas, with government-run primary schools making up the vast majority of the 14 nearby options.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
278
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eureka
14 schools — 3,615 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 2
| St Alipius' Parish School, Ballarat East | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 248 | 1,052 |
| Canadian Lead Primary School, Ballarat East | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 235 | 952 |
| Woodmans Hill Secondary College, Ballarat East | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 602 | 988 |
| Caledonian Primary School, Brown Hill | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 215 | 1,010 |
| Sovereign Hill School, Ballarat | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | — | — |
| St Francis Xavier School, Ballarat East | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 482 | 1,071 |
| Black Hill Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street), Ballarat | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 227 | 1,069 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 129 | 972 |
| Macarthur Street Primary School, Soldiers Hill | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 83 | 951 |
| Little Bendigo Primary School, Nerrina | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 84 | 986 |
| St Columba's School, Ballarat North | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 334 | 1,090 |
| St Patrick's School, Ballarat | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 249 | 1,096 |
| Ballarat North Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 330 | 1,002 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eureka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20891/eureka/topic/education