40.7% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Scotchmans Lead · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Scotchmans Lead
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 41% of adults in Scotchmans Lead have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While a fair number of residents hold university degrees, the area generally has lower levels of formal schooling and higher-tier qualifications than most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.7% of residents completed Year 12, a result far below both Victoria and Australia. About 16% of people stopped at Year 11, while 14.8% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Scotchmans Lead, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.7% of residents.
18.7% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 Scotchmans Lead, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 21.2%, followed by society and culture at 17.3% and engineering at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,041, which is much higher than most other areas.
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).
239
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,041
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 Scotchmans Lead
3 schools — 717 students, average ICSEA 1,041.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3
| Napoleons Primary School, Napoleons | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 86 | 996 |
| Ballarat Steiner School, Mount Helen | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 64 | 1,076 |
| Buninyong Primary School, Buninyong | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 567 | 1,044 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Scotchmans Lead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22243/scotchmans-lead/topic/education