44.8% ▲ +36.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Loch · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Loch
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Loch, held by 35.7% of adults. While many people hold trade certificates, this area has a much lower rate of school and university completion compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 44.8%, have completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Loch, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 15.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below both the Victorian and national averages.
15.4% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 Loch, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (25%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 17.1%, followed by society and culture at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Loch has more schools per child than most similar areas, though the schools are much smaller than usual. All three local schools are government primary schools.
8.13
Higher than 71% 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).
86
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Loch
3 schools — 259 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Loch Primary School, Loch | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 129 | 995 |
| Nyora Primary School, Nyora | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 29 | 984 |
| Poowong Consolidated School, Poowong | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 101 | 985 |
Sources
More for Loch
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Loch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21523/loch/topic/education