63.7% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lake Wendouree · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lake Wendouree
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 39% of adults in Lake Wendouree hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This high level of formal training is reflected across the board, with more people finishing high school here than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is strong, with 63.7% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lake Wendouree, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very common here, as 38.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or more. This is well above the Victorian average of 29.2%.
38.6% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 38.6%
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 Lake Wendouree, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (17%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most often held in health (20.4%), management and commerce (17.9%), and education (13.2%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 27 schools within 3 km, which is among the largest counts for similar areas. These schools are generally larger and have a much higher advantage score than most.
5.01
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 88% 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).
529
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,056
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lake Wendouree
27 schools — 13,746 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat), Lake Wendouree | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 350 | 1,095 |
| Ballarat Clarendon College, Ballarat | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,896 | 1,172 |
| St Patrick's College, Ballarat | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,267 | 1,055 |
| Ballarat Grammar, Wendouree | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,989 | 1,120 |
| Loreto College, Ballarat | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 948 | 1,073 |
| Wendouree Primary School, Wendouree | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 116 | 917 |
| Ballarat Specialist School, Lake Gardens | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 453 | 950 |
| Ballarat High School, Lake Gardens | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,461 | 1,016 |
| Newington Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 278 | 1,007 |
| St Patrick's School, Ballarat | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 249 | 1,096 |
| Macarthur Street Primary School, Soldiers Hill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 83 | 951 |
| St Columba's School, Ballarat North | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 334 | 1,090 |
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street), Ballarat | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 227 | 1,069 |
| Ballarat North Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 330 | 1,002 |
| Yuille Park Community College, Wendouree | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 209 | 840 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Wendouree | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 101 | 1,017 |
| Alfredton Primary School, Alfredton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 527 | 1,009 |
| Forest Street Primary School, Wendouree | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 232 | 919 |
| St Thomas More School, Alfredton | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 431 | 1,087 |
| Black Hill Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| St Aloysius' School, Redan | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 254 | 1,022 |
| Mount Rowan Secondary College, Wendouree | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 678 | 938 |
| Lumen Christi School, Delacombe | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 324 | 1,029 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 129 | 972 |
| St Alipius' Parish School, Ballarat East | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 248 | 1,052 |
| Sovereign Hill School, Ballarat | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | — | — |
| Canadian Lead Primary School, Ballarat East | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 235 | 952 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lake Wendouree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21447/lake-wendouree/topic/education