28.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Longwarry North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Longwarry North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Longwarry North have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 28.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is a massive gap when compared to the national figure of 58.8%. This trend continues into higher education, where degrees are much less common than in other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 28.7% of people finishing Year 12. About 21.8% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 16.3% left school at Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Longwarry North, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are much less common here than in most areas, with only 8.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, trade qualifications are more frequent, with 34.4% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
8.7% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 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 Longwarry North, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 18.9%, followed by health at 9.8% and architecture and building at 7.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are quite large, with an average size of 730 students and an advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
730
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,072
Higher than 85% 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 North
3 schools — 2,191 students, average ICSEA 1,072.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| St Paul's Anglican Grammar School - Drouin Campus, Drouin | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,765 | 1,092 |
| Longwarry Primary School, Longwarry | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 135 | 945 |
| Columba Catholic School, Bunyip | Catholic | Primary | 6.4 km | 291 | 1,009 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Longwarry North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21539/longwarry-north/topic/education