44.4% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Rowan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Rowan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Mount Rowan finished high school compared to the state average. While 44.4% completed Year 12, this is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Despite this, the area has a higher proportion of adults with university degrees than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Roughly 22.8% of the population stopped at Year 10, while 16.8% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Rowan, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.9% of residents.
19.2% ▲ +52.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 Rowan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 22.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 19.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mount Rowan has more schools within 3 km than about 81% of similar areas, with an average school size of 451. These schools have an advantage score of 1,040, which is much higher than most areas.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
451
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,040
Higher than 75% 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 Rowan
9 schools — 4,063 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Mount Rowan Secondary College, Wendouree | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 678 | 938 |
| Forest Street Primary School, Wendouree | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 232 | 919 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Wendouree | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 101 | 1,017 |
| Yuille Park Community College, Wendouree | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 209 | 840 |
| Invermay Primary School, Invermay | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 74 | 945 |
| Ballarat Grammar, Wendouree | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,989 | 1,120 |
| Wendouree Primary School, Wendouree | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 116 | 917 |
| Ballarat North Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 330 | 1,002 |
| St Columba's School, Ballarat North | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 334 | 1,090 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Rowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21810/mount-rowan/topic/education