38.9% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stawell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stawell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Stawell have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 38.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in formal schooling is mirrored in higher education levels across the town.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Around 15.3% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stawell, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with just 11.2% 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 the most typical, held by 35.8% of people.
11.2% ▲ +56.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 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 Stawell, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are society and culture at 14.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Stawell has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with six schools within 3 km. Most of these are government primary schools, though the typical school size is smaller than in similar areas.
5.23
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
152
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
964
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stawell
6 schools — 914 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Stawell Primary School, Stawell | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 259 | 983 |
| Stawell West Primary School, Stawell | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 93 | 878 |
| Skene Street Specialist School, Stawell | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 50 | 878 |
| St Patrick's School, Stawell | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 150 | 1,026 |
| Stawell Secondary College, Stawell | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 333 | 959 |
| Concongella Primary School, Concongella | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 29 | 949 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stawell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22354/stawell/topic/education