68.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gower · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gower
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong school completion rate is the standout feature of Gower, where 68.3% of people finished Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8%. The area's residents are generally well-educated, with a high proportion of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than in most areas, sitting at 68.3%, which is well above both the Victorian and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gower, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 28.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is a little above the national average and about the same as Victoria. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 44.4% of people.
28.6% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Gower, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Postgraduate degree (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with natural sciences, engineering, health, and education each accounting for 14.8% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local primary school is a government facility with an average size of 90 students, which is much lower than most areas. It also has a school advantage score that is higher than most other areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
90
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gower
1 school — 90 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Maldon Primary School, Maldon | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 90 | 1,034 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21083/gower/topic/education