37.9% ▲ +23.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sebastopol · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sebastopol
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Sebastopol finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the state, with only 37.9% doing so. This trend carries through to higher education, where a small number of residents hold university degrees. The area is heavily focused on trade and practical certificates instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Roughly 18% of people in the area left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sebastopol, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.2% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 38.9% of the group.
11.2% ▲ +61.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 11.2%
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 Sebastopol, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 15.6%, followed by management and commerce at 12.7% and engineering at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 22 schools within 3km, a number larger than about 90% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than most, with government-run primary schools being the most common.
2.31
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
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).
563
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sebastopol
22 schools — 11,824 students, average ICSEA 1,046.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| St James' School, Sebastopol | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 166 | 1,034 |
| Sebastopol Primary School, Sebastopol | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 98 | 901 |
| Ballarat Christian College, Sebastopol | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 406 | 1,058 |
| Phoenix P-12 Community College, Sebastopol | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,473 | 947 |
| Magpie Primary School, Magpie | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 103 | 923 |
| Delacombe Primary School, Delacombe | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 641 | 970 |
| St Aloysius' School, Redan | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 254 | 1,022 |
| Lumen Christi School, Delacombe | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 324 | 1,029 |
| Mount Clear Primary School, Mount Clear | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 221 | 991 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 129 | 972 |
| Damascus College, Mount Clear | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,215 | 1,052 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Mount Clear | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 362 | 1,088 |
| Mount Clear College, Mount Clear | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 982 | 996 |
| Newington Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 278 | 1,007 |
| Sovereign Hill School, Ballarat | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | — | — |
| St Patrick's School, Ballarat | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 249 | 1,096 |
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street), Ballarat | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 227 | 1,069 |
| St Patrick's College, Ballarat | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,267 | 1,055 |
| Ballarat Clarendon College, Ballarat | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 1,896 | 1,172 |
| Canadian Lead Primary School, Ballarat East | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 235 | 952 |
| Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat), Lake Wendouree | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 350 | 1,095 |
| Loreto College, Ballarat | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 948 | 1,073 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sebastopol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22255/sebastopol/topic/education