50.4% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Leopold · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Leopold
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees are more common in Leopold than in most similar areas. While 50.4% of residents finished Year 12 and 17.5% hold a bachelor degree or higher, these figures remain well below the national and state averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of the population finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Leopold, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.5% of the community, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are common, with 37.9% holding a Certificate III or IV.
17.5% ▲ +49.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 Leopold, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 15.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,010, which is higher than most similar areas. All three primary schools within 3km are government-run, though there are fewer schools per child than in many other areas.
0.41
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
402
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Leopold
3 schools — 1,207 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Leopold Primary School, Leopold | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 873 | 1,016 |
| Moolap Primary School, Moolap | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 197 | 970 |
| Wallington Primary School, Wallington | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 137 | 1,031 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Leopold [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21493/leopold/topic/education