56.8% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Golden Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Golden Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a quarter of adults in Golden Point hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. While school completion rates are lower than the state average, the area is well served by a wide variety of nearby education options.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is at 56.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this remains well below the Victorian average of 61.8%. About 14.3% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Golden Point, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national average. Trade certificates are also common, with 25.4% holding a Certificate III or IV.
26.9% ▲ +52.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Golden Point splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are society and culture at 16.9%, followed by health at 12.9% and management and commerce at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Families have access to 23 schools within 3km, which is more than 91% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than average, with most being government-run primary schools.
3.26
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
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).
489
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Golden Point
23 schools — 10,756 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Sovereign Hill School, Ballarat | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | — | — |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 129 | 972 |
| Canadian Lead Primary School, Ballarat East | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 235 | 952 |
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street), Ballarat | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 227 | 1,069 |
| St Alipius' Parish School, Ballarat East | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 248 | 1,052 |
| St Patrick's School, Ballarat | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 249 | 1,096 |
| St Aloysius' School, Redan | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 254 | 1,022 |
| Macarthur Street Primary School, Soldiers Hill | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 83 | 951 |
| Ballarat Christian College, Sebastopol | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 406 | 1,058 |
| Black Hill Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat), Lake Wendouree | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 350 | 1,095 |
| Sebastopol Primary School, Sebastopol | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 98 | 901 |
| Phoenix P-12 Community College, Sebastopol | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,473 | 947 |
| Newington Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 278 | 1,007 |
| Ballarat Clarendon College, Ballarat | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,896 | 1,172 |
| Woodmans Hill Secondary College, Ballarat East | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 602 | 988 |
| St Columba's School, Ballarat North | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 334 | 1,090 |
| St Patrick's College, Ballarat | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,267 | 1,055 |
| Mount Clear Primary School, Mount Clear | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 221 | 991 |
| Caledonian Primary School, Brown Hill | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 215 | 1,010 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Ballarat East | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 482 | 1,071 |
| Mount Clear College, Mount Clear | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 982 | 996 |
| Ballarat North Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 330 | 1,002 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Golden Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21056/golden-point/topic/education