35.7% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Long Gully · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Long Gully
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Long Gully have finished high school or earned a degree compared to most similar areas. Only 35.7% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This pattern of lower formal qualifications is a defining feature of the local workforce.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 35.7% of residents finishing their final year. Around 21.3% of the population left school in Year 9 or earlier, and 19.7% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Long Gully, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 9 or below (24%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 11%, which is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.5% of residents.
11.0% ▲ +71.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Long Gully, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 13.8%. Management and commerce follow at 11.1%, while health and engineering make up 10.4% and 9.8% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 21 schools within 3km, there are far fewer schools per child than in most similar areas. The local schools are generally larger and have higher advantage scores than those in most other areas.
1.58
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
518
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Long Gully
21 schools — 10,872 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Lightning Reef Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 165 | 858 |
| California Gully Primary School, California Gully | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 181 | 913 |
| St Peter's School, North Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 132 | 979 |
| Bendigo Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 196 | 1,005 |
| Catherine McAuley College, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,567 | 1,055 |
| Kalianna School, Bendigo | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 221 | 895 |
| Specimen Hill Primary School, Golden Square | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 234 | 934 |
| St Liborius' School, Eaglehawk | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 258 | 1,018 |
| Camp Hill Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 251 | 1,040 |
| Bendigo Senior Secondary College, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,918 | 1,003 |
| Girton Grammar School, Bendigo | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,195 | 1,148 |
| Eaglehawk Primary School, Eaglehawk | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 159 | 869 |
| Eaglehawk Secondary College, Eaglehawk | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 561 | 922 |
| Creek Street Christian College, Bendigo | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 457 | 1,063 |
| St Kilian's School, Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 268 | 1,059 |
| DOXA School Bendigo, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 47 | 961 |
| Golden Square Primary School, Golden Square | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 262 | 967 |
| St Joseph's School, Quarry Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 234 | 1,064 |
| Marist College Bendigo, Maiden Gully | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,203 | 1,040 |
| Weeroona College Bendigo, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 812 | 940 |
| Maiden Gully Primary School, Maiden Gully | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 551 | 1,009 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Long Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21534/long-gully/topic/education