45.7% ▲ +31.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Bendigo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in North Bendigo, held by 30.4% of residents. This is an area where school completion rates are far below the state and national figures, though it has a higher proportion of university degrees than many similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Bendigo, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 18.5% of adults, a rate that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
18.5% ▲ +59.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 North Bendigo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are health at 18%, followed by society and culture, engineering, and management, each at around 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
North Bendigo has more schools within 3km than about 91% of similar areas, with a high average school advantage score of 1,016 and a typical school size of 474 students.
3.00
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
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).
474
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Bendigo
24 schools — 11,364 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Kalianna School, Bendigo | Government | Combined | 0.0 km | 221 | 895 |
| Lightning Reef Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 165 | 858 |
| St Peter's School, North Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 132 | 979 |
| Weeroona College Bendigo, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 812 | 940 |
| Catherine McAuley College, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,567 | 1,055 |
| St Kilian's School, Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 268 | 1,059 |
| Bendigo Senior Secondary College, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,918 | 1,003 |
| Camp Hill Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 251 | 1,040 |
| DOXA School Bendigo, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 47 | 961 |
| Eaglehawk Secondary College, Eaglehawk | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 561 | 922 |
| St Liborius' School, Eaglehawk | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 258 | 1,018 |
| White Hills Primary School, White Hills | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 586 | 977 |
| Bendigo Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 196 | 1,005 |
| California Gully Primary School, California Gully | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 181 | 913 |
| Girton Grammar School, Bendigo | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,195 | 1,148 |
| Eaglehawk Primary School, Eaglehawk | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 159 | 869 |
| Creek Street Christian College, Bendigo | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 457 | 1,063 |
| Holy Rosary School, White Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 295 | 1,052 |
| St Joseph's School, Quarry Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 234 | 1,064 |
| St Therese's School, Kennington | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 460 | 1,076 |
| Specimen Hill Primary School, Golden Square | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 234 | 934 |
| Golden Square Primary School, Golden Square | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 262 | 967 |
| Quarry Hill Primary School, Quarry Hill | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 324 | 1,037 |
| Kennington Primary School, Kennington | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 581 | 979 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21963/north-bendigo/topic/education