50.7% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Longlea · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Longlea
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education and a strong school advantage shape the daily life of Longlea. While university degrees are more common here than in most similar areas, the overall rate of Year 12 completion is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. About 16% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10 or 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Longlea, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average. Trade certificates are the most common qualification, held by 34.8% of residents.
19.3% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 Longlea, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering at 19.5%, followed by management and commerce at 14.9% and health at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The single primary school within 3km is Catholic and much larger than those in most similar areas, with an average size of 614 students and a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
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).
614
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,093
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Longlea
1 school — 614 students, average ICSEA 1,093.
By sector: Catholic 1
By type: Primary 1
| St Francis of the Fields School, Strathfieldsaye | Catholic | Primary | 7.7 km | 614 | 1,093 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Longlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21537/longlea/topic/education