47.9% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Redan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Redan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Redan hold university degrees than in most similar areas, though the suburb's overall school completion rates remain low. While 18.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, fewer than half of residents have finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.9% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. This is around the middle mark when compared to similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Redan, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 18.5% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 32.4%.
18.5% ▲ +67.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 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 Redan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are society and culture at 14.9%, followed by management and commerce at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have a much higher advantage score than those in most similar areas. There are 23 schools within 3km, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
2.21
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
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).
542
Higher than 77% 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 Redan
23 schools — 11,934 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 4 · Secondary 4
| St Aloysius' School, Redan | Catholic | Primary | 0.1 km | 254 | 1,022 |
| Phoenix P-12 Community College, Sebastopol | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,473 | 947 |
| Newington Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 278 | 1,007 |
| St Patrick's School, Ballarat | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 249 | 1,096 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 129 | 972 |
| Ballarat Christian College, Sebastopol | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 406 | 1,058 |
| Lumen Christi School, Delacombe | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 324 | 1,029 |
| Delacombe Primary School, Delacombe | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 641 | 970 |
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street), Ballarat | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 227 | 1,069 |
| Ballarat Clarendon College, Ballarat | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,896 | 1,172 |
| St Patrick's College, Ballarat | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,267 | 1,055 |
| Sebastopol Primary School, Sebastopol | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 98 | 901 |
| Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat), Lake Wendouree | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 350 | 1,095 |
| Sovereign Hill School, Ballarat | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | — | — |
| Loreto College, Ballarat | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 948 | 1,073 |
| St James' School, Sebastopol | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 166 | 1,034 |
| Ballarat High School, Lake Gardens | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,461 | 1,016 |
| Ballarat Specialist School, Lake Gardens | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 453 | 950 |
| Canadian Lead Primary School, Ballarat East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 235 | 952 |
| Macarthur Street Primary School, Soldiers Hill | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 83 | 951 |
| St Alipius' Parish School, Ballarat East | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 248 | 1,052 |
| Mount Clear Primary School, Mount Clear | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 221 | 991 |
| Alfredton Primary School, Alfredton | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 527 | 1,009 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Redan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22151/redan/topic/education