39.3% ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Longwarry · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Longwarry
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Longwarry have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 39.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This trend carries through to higher education, with very few residents holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the national figure, with only 39.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the 58.8% average for Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Longwarry, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here; only 9.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 44.4%.
9.6% ▲ +58.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Longwarry, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 17.7%, followed by society and culture at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most areas, with an average size of 592 students. While there are four schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in similar places.
1.76
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
592
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,066
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Longwarry
4 schools — 2,367 students, average ICSEA 1,066.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Longwarry Primary School, Longwarry | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 135 | 945 |
| St Paul's Anglican Grammar School - Drouin Campus, Drouin | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 1,765 | 1,092 |
| Bunyip Primary School, Bunyip | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 176 | 994 |
| Columba Catholic School, Bunyip | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 291 | 1,009 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Longwarry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21538/longwarry/topic/education