27.1% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Loch Sport · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Loch Sport
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents have completed formal secondary or tertiary schooling in Loch Sport than in most other parts of the country. Only 27.1% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. This creates a local profile where trade certificates are much more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas at 27.1%, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Other common highest school levels include Year 10 at 27.1% and Year 9 or below at 20%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Loch Sport splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (30%) and Year 10 (30%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 8.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Victorian rate of 29.2%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 42%.
8.7% ▲ +85.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Loch Sport, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 20.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Loch Sport has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the typical school is very small with only 21 students. The local system is entirely government-run and consists only of primary schools.
23.81
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
21
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
910
Lower than 87% 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 Sport
1 school — 21 students, average ICSEA 910.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Loch Sport Primary School, Loch Sport | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 21 | 910 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Loch Sport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21524/loch-sport/topic/education