49.4% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lardner · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lardner
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Lardner have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state, though they hold more degrees than people in most similar areas. Roughly 49% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of the residents finished Year 12, a result that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 58.8%. Other common stopping points were Year 11 and Year 10, both at 15.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lardner, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 11 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are held by 22.6% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victoria average of 29.2%. The most common qualifications are advanced diplomas or diplomas at 17.2%.
22.6% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Lardner splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Certificate III / IV (24%), with Bachelor degree at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 14.1%. Engineering, agriculture and environment, and education each account for 9.4% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lardner has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the typical school is much smaller than most areas with only 71 students. The area has one government primary school within 3km.
47.62
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
71
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lardner
1 school — 71 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Lardner and District Primary School, Lardner | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 71 | 1,007 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lardner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21470/lardner/topic/education