60.6% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Springmount · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Springmount
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national figure, 30% of adults in Springmount hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is a highly educated area where a large proportion of residents have completed their schooling and attained university-level qualifications. The community shows a strong lean toward professional and technical training.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Springmount, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Professional qualifications are common here, with 30% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most frequent qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.7% of residents.
30.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 30.0%
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 Springmount, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 18.3%, followed by health, management, and hospitality services each at 9.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four primary schools within 3 km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools are typically small, with an average size of 91 students.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
91
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Springmount
4 schools — 364 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4
| Creswick North Primary School, Creswick | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 58 | 968 |
| Creswick Primary School, Creswick | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 148 | 1,009 |
| St Augustine's School, Creswick | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 137 | 1,038 |
| Newlyn Primary School, Newlyn | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 21 | 951 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Springmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22327/springmount/topic/education