46.6% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Leigh Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Leigh Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Leigh Creek have finished high school or university than in the rest of the state. Only 46.6% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This gap is mirrored in higher education, where bachelor degrees are much less common than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents finished Year 12, a result far below both the state and national figures. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 12 at 46.6%, followed by Year 10 at 19%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Leigh Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV (41.9%) or a diploma (29%).
12.7% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 Leigh Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (31%) and Bachelor degree (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and the creative arts, both at 16.1%. Education is the next most frequent subject at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Three government primary schools are located within 3km, though the typical school size is very small with only 22 students. These schools have an average advantage score of 983, which is around the middle for similar areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
22
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Leigh Creek
3 schools — 65 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Warrenheip Primary School, Warrenheip | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 32 | 909 |
| Bungaree Primary School, Bungaree | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 23 | 1,030 |
| Glen Park Primary School, Glen Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 10 | 1,110 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Leigh Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21485/leigh-creek/topic/education