63.4% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lorne · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lorne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 30% of adults in Lorne hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the national average. This is a highly educated area where a much higher share of residents have finished high school compared to most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are strong here, with 63.4% of people completing Year 12. This is well above the Australian figure of 58.8% and a little above the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lorne, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a high proportion of university-educated residents, as 30.4% hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits well above the national average.
30.4% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 30.4%
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 Lorne, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 16.8%, followed by health at 11.9% and society and culture at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lorne has a high number of schools per child and a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas. The typical school here is smaller than average, and all are government-run combined schools.
7.35
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
167
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lorne
1 school — 167 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Lorne P-12 College, Lorne | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 167 | 1,038 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lorne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21542/lorne/topic/education