46.2% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lockwood South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lockwood South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of adults in Lockwood South now hold university degrees, though the area remains less qualified than the state average. While 17.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, far fewer residents finished high school compared to the rest of Victoria.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.2% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria and 58.8% nationally. This is around the middle for similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lockwood South, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 38%. While 17.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
17.8% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 17.8%
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 Lockwood South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Engineering and related fields at 16.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km, both of which are government primary schools. These are much smaller than most areas, with an average size of 69 students.
4.57
Higher than 56% 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).
69
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher 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 Lockwood South
2 schools — 137 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Lockwood South Primary School, Lockwood South | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 38 | 1,020 |
| Lockwood Primary School, Lockwood | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 99 | 989 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lockwood South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21529/lockwood-south/topic/education