62.2% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Point Lonsdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Point Lonsdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highly qualified adults define the local profile of Point Lonsdale, where 37.3% hold a bachelor degree or higher. This academic achievement is far above the national figure and among the highest for similar areas. Most residents have a strong educational foundation, which is reflected in both their school finishes and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than most areas, with 62.2% of residents finishing school. This is well above the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Point Lonsdale, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, as 37.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average and well above Victoria's 29.2%.
37.3% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 37.3%
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 Point Lonsdale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 16.2%, followed closely by education at 15.5% and health at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local primary schools have an average advantage score of 1,108, which is among the highest for similar areas. While there are three schools within 3km, the average school size of 134 is lower than most areas.
2.14
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
134
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,108
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Point Lonsdale
3 schools — 402 students, average ICSEA 1,108.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Point Lonsdale Primary School, Point Lonsdale | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 125 | 1,115 |
| St Aloysius' School, Queenscliff | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 112 | 1,081 |
| Queenscliff Primary School, Queenscliff | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 165 | 1,120 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Point Lonsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22088/point-lonsdale/topic/education