35.9% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lindenow South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lindenow South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Lindenow South has remained low over the last decade, with only 35.9% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure, creating a distinct gap in formal schooling and higher qualifications compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.9% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This is much lower than most areas, with 15.8% of residents having only reached Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lindenow South, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, as only 10.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most typical qualification at 41.4%.
10.1% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Lindenow South, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 17.7%, followed by Health at 11.6% and Management and Commerce at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10.99 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. These are small, government-run primary schools, with a typical size of just 68 students.
10.99
Higher than 76% 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).
68
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
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 Lindenow South
2 schools — 135 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Lindenow South Primary School, Lindenow South | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 13 | 966 |
| Lindenow Primary School, Lindenow | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 122 | 984 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lindenow South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21510/lindenow-south/topic/education