53.3% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maiden Gully · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Maiden Gully
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Maiden Gully have finished high school and earned degrees than in most similar areas, though figures remain well below state levels. The area shows a strong preference for trade and professional qualifications, with 39.6% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This blend of vocational and higher education shapes the local workforce.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maiden Gully, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 20.8% of the population. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
20.8% ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 Maiden Gully, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Maiden Gully are most common in management and commerce (16.9%) and engineering (16.1%), followed by health at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 20 schools within 3 km, which is more than 89% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than those in most other areas, with 65% being government primary schools.
1.49
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
459
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maiden Gully
20 schools — 9,178 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Maiden Gully Primary School, Maiden Gully | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 551 | 1,009 |
| Marist College Bendigo, Maiden Gully | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,203 | 1,040 |
| Specimen Hill Primary School, Golden Square | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 234 | 934 |
| Kangaroo Flat Primary School, Kangaroo Flat | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 313 | 908 |
| Crusoe 7-10 Secondary College, Kangaroo Flat | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 925 | 966 |
| California Gully Primary School, California Gully | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 181 | 913 |
| Golden Square Primary School, Golden Square | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 262 | 967 |
| Bendigo Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 196 | 1,005 |
| Bendigo Special Developmental School, Kangaroo Flat | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 167 | 940 |
| St Monica's School, Kangaroo Flat | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 284 | 1,032 |
| St Liborius' School, Eaglehawk | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 258 | 1,018 |
| Creek Street Christian College, Bendigo | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 457 | 1,063 |
| Eaglehawk Primary School, Eaglehawk | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 159 | 869 |
| Girton Grammar School, Bendigo | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 1,195 | 1,148 |
| Lightning Reef Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 165 | 858 |
| Catherine McAuley College, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 5.9 km | 1,567 | 1,055 |
| St Peter's School, North Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 132 | 979 |
| Eaglehawk North Primary School, Eaglehawk | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 269 | 958 |
| Eaglehawk Secondary College, Eaglehawk | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 561 | 922 |
| Lockwood Primary School, Lockwood | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 99 | 989 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maiden Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21574/maiden-gully/topic/education