39.5% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Dudley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Dudley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in South Dudley have finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 39.5% completing Year 12. This gap is seen across the board, as the area also has a much lower rate of university degrees than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 18% of the population left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Dudley, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with just 11.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 45.3%.
11.9% ▲ +63.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 South Dudley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 18.9% and management and commerce at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 520 students.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
520
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving South Dudley
5 schools — 2,598 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Wonthaggi Primary School, Wonthaggi | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 371 | 996 |
| Wonthaggi North Primary School, Wonthaggi | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 151 | 942 |
| St Joseph's School, Wonthaggi | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 315 | 1,031 |
| Bass Coast College, Wonthaggi | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,687 | 988 |
| Bass Coast Specialist School, Wonthaggi | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 74 | 922 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Dudley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22307/south-dudley/topic/education