57.5% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Invermay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Invermay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 30% of adults in Invermay hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This level of higher education is much higher than in most similar areas. While university degrees are common, a good number of residents also hold trade and vocational certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas, though this is still a little below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Invermay, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 11 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification is a bachelor degree, held by 29.6% of adults. This is about the same as the Victorian average, while 27.2% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
29.9% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Invermay splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Health is the most common field of study at 19.7%, followed by Engineering, Education, and Management and Commerce, which each account for around 13.7% to 13.9% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Invermay has 14 schools within 3 km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the area has a school advantage score that is higher than most other areas.
5.29
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
389
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,031
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 Invermay
14 schools — 5,444 students, average ICSEA 1,031.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Invermay Primary School, Invermay | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 74 | 945 |
| Mount Rowan Secondary College, Wendouree | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 678 | 938 |
| Forest Street Primary School, Wendouree | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 232 | 919 |
| Ballarat North Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 330 | 1,002 |
| Little Bendigo Primary School, Nerrina | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 84 | 986 |
| St Columba's School, Ballarat North | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 334 | 1,090 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Wendouree | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 101 | 1,017 |
| Black Hill Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Yuille Park Community College, Wendouree | Government | Combined | 5.9 km | 209 | 840 |
| Macarthur Street Primary School, Soldiers Hill | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 83 | 951 |
| Ballarat Grammar, Wendouree | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 1,989 | 1,120 |
| Wendouree Primary School, Wendouree | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 116 | 917 |
| Caledonian Primary School, Brown Hill | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 215 | 1,010 |
| Woodmans Hill Secondary College, Ballarat East | Government | Secondary | 6.7 km | 602 | 988 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Invermay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21236/invermay/topic/education