46.5% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Leongatha South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Leongatha South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Leongatha South have finished high school or university compared to the state and national figures. Only 46.5% of residents completed Year 12, and the rate of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 46.5%, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 19.4% of people reached Year 11, while 17.4% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Leongatha South, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.1% of the population, a figure well below the national average. Trade qualifications are common here, with 39.2% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
17.1% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 Leongatha South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in this area are spread across various fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 14.3%. Agriculture, environment, health, and management each account for 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3 kilometres, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. These schools have a higher average advantage score than most areas, with half being government-run and half being primary schools.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
341
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Leongatha South
6 schools — 2,044 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Koonwarra Village School, Koonwarra | Independent | Primary | 6.6 km | 64 | 1,092 |
| St Laurence O'Toole School, Leongatha | Catholic | Primary | 11.3 km | 180 | 1,041 |
| South Gippsland Specialist School, Leongatha | Government | Combined | 11.5 km | 67 | 952 |
| Leongatha Primary School, Leongatha | Government | Primary | 11.5 km | 582 | 1,008 |
| Leongatha Secondary College, Leongatha | Government | Secondary | 11.7 km | 607 | 991 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College, Leongatha | Catholic | Secondary | 12.7 km | 544 | 1,032 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Leongatha South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21492/leongatha-south/topic/education