34.7% ▲ +40.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lancaster · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lancaster
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 34.7% of adults in Lancaster finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This low level of formal schooling is reflected in the qualifications of the local workforce, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%, with only 34.7% of residents reaching this milestone. Roughly a quarter of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lancaster, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 11.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 34.4%.
11.7% ▲ +118.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Lancaster, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (25%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 15.4%, followed by Society and culture at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though they are much smaller than most other areas. Both local schools are government primary schools.
13.70
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
25
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
905
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lancaster
2 schools — 50 students, average ICSEA 905.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Lancaster Primary School, Lancaster | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 35 | 945 |
| Merrigum Primary School, Merrigum | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 15 | 813 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lancaster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21454/lancaster/topic/education