34.4% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Longwood East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Longwood East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Longwood East, held by 31% of adults. While the area has a higher proportion of university degrees than many similar places, it struggles with basic school completion, as only 34.4% of residents finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.4% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national average of 58.8%. This is much lower than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Longwood East, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure of 26.3%.
20.5% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 Longwood East, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Postgraduate degree (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 19.5%, followed by society and culture at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most other schools with an average of 53 students. This school's advantage score 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).
53
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Longwood East
1 school — 53 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Longwood Primary School, Longwood | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 53 | 1,044 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Longwood East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21541/longwood-east/topic/education