46.7% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Invermay Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Invermay Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common high-level certificates in Invermay Park, held by 33.6% of adults. This area generally sees fewer residents finishing secondary school or earning degrees compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents have completed Year 12, at 46.7%. This is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Invermay Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.9%, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3% and far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
16.9% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Invermay Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 17.4%, followed by education at 15.6% and engineering at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3km, which is more than about 85% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,042, which is much higher than most areas.
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).
373
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,042
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 Invermay Park
14 schools — 5,225 students, average ICSEA 1,042.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Ballarat North Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 330 | 1,002 |
| Invermay Primary School, Invermay | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 74 | 945 |
| St Columba's School, Ballarat North | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 334 | 1,090 |
| Forest Street Primary School, Wendouree | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 232 | 919 |
| Black Hill Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Macarthur Street Primary School, Soldiers Hill | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 83 | 951 |
| Mount Rowan Secondary College, Wendouree | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 678 | 938 |
| Ballarat Grammar, Wendouree | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,989 | 1,120 |
| Wendouree Primary School, Wendouree | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 116 | 917 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Wendouree | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 101 | 1,017 |
| Little Bendigo Primary School, Nerrina | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 84 | 986 |
| Yuille Park Community College, Wendouree | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 209 | 840 |
| Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat), Lake Wendouree | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 350 | 1,095 |
| St Alipius' Parish School, Ballarat East | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 248 | 1,052 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Invermay Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21237/invermay-park/topic/education