68.5% ▲ +43.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.9%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 68.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Duneed · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Duneed
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling have become a hallmark of Mount Duneed, where 68.5% of residents completed Year 12. This is well above both the Victorian and national figures, marking the area as one with a notably well-educated population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas. At 68.5%, this is 9.7 percentage points above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Duneed, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 32.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of university education is much more common here than in most other areas.
32.5% ▲ +98.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 32.5%
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 Mount Duneed, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 17%, followed by health at 14.6% and society and culture at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,054, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 18 schools within 3 km, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children compared to most other places.
1.33
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
580
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Duneed
18 schools — 10,439 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Mount Duneed Regional Primary School, Mount Duneed | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 362 | 1,045 |
| Freshwater Creek Steiner School, Freshwater Creek | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 144 | 1,094 |
| Mirripoa Primary School, Mount Duneed | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 638 | 1,058 |
| Geelong Lutheran College - Armstrong Creek Campus, Armstrong Creek | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,317 | 1,101 |
| Grovedale College, Grovedale | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 693 | 996 |
| Grovedale West Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 324 | 1,026 |
| Iona College Geelong, Charlemont | Catholic | Secondary | 5.7 km | 1,332 | 1,078 |
| Nazareth School, Grovedale | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 367 | 1,076 |
| Armstrong Creek School, Armstrong Creek | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 905 | 1,023 |
| Oberon High School, Armstrong Creek | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 1,074 | 1,023 |
| Mandama Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 352 | 1,008 |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Armstrong Creek | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 504 | 1,070 |
| Surf Coast Secondary College, Torquay | Government | Secondary | 6.5 km | 879 | 1,060 |
| Lisieux Catholic Primary School, Torquay | Catholic | Primary | 6.5 km | 333 | 1,106 |
| Torquay Coast Primary School, Torquay | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 678 | 1,099 |
| Grovedale Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 343 | 1,009 |
| Wangala Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 99 | 986 |
| Geelong English Language School (interim name), Belmont | Government | Combined | 7.7 km | 95 | 884 |
Sources
More for Mount Duneed
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Duneed [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21790/mount-duneed/topic/education