65.5% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lucas · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lucas
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and degrees define Lucas compared to most similar areas. A striking 65.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a highly qualified community where nearly a third of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the state and national figures, with 65.5% of residents finishing school. This is much higher than most other areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lucas, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is highly qualified, with 30.4% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian figure of 26.3% and a little above Victoria's 29.2%.
30.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.3%
- 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 →Lucas splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.1%, followed by health at 17.5% and society and culture at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than those in most areas, with an average size of 623 students. There are 6 schools within 3km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas.
2.60
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
623
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,021
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lucas
6 schools — 3,735 students, average ICSEA 1,021.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Siena Catholic Primary School, Lucas | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 336 | 1,055 |
| Lucas Primary School, Lucas | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 527 | 1,029 |
| St Thomas More School, Alfredton | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 431 | 1,087 |
| Alfredton Primary School, Alfredton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 527 | 1,009 |
| Ballarat High School, Lake Gardens | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,461 | 1,016 |
| Ballarat Specialist School, Lake Gardens | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 453 | 950 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lucas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21550/lucas/topic/education