55.2% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.1%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Strathdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Strathdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education has become more common in Strathdale over the last decade, with 26.6% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. This puts the area well ahead of most similar places. While university degrees are a strong point, the area's overall school completion rates lag behind the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is higher than in most similar areas, though at 55.2% it remains well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 15.4% of residents finished Year 11, while 14.8% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Strathdale, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are also common, held by 25.2% of people.
26.6% ▲ +42.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Strathdale splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Health is the most common field of study at 17.3%, followed by management and commerce at 16.3%. Education and society and culture are also popular, accounting for 13.3% and 12.1% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Strathdale is well served by 15 schools within 3km, more than 86% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, with a typical size of 707 students and a school advantage score higher than most areas.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
707
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,037
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Strathdale
15 schools — 10,599 students, average ICSEA 1,037.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Kennington Primary School, Kennington | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 581 | 979 |
| St Therese's School, Kennington | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 460 | 1,076 |
| Victory Christian College, Strathdale | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 900 | 1,077 |
| Bendigo South East 7-10 Secondary College, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,030 | 1,016 |
| DOXA School Bendigo, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 47 | 961 |
| St Kilian's School, Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 268 | 1,059 |
| Quarry Hill Primary School, Quarry Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 324 | 1,037 |
| St Joseph's School, Quarry Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 234 | 1,064 |
| Bendigo Senior Secondary College, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,918 | 1,003 |
| Camp Hill Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 251 | 1,040 |
| Weeroona College Bendigo, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 812 | 940 |
| Girton Grammar School, Bendigo | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,195 | 1,148 |
| Spring Gully Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 426 | 1,056 |
| Catherine McAuley College, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,567 | 1,055 |
| White Hills Primary School, White Hills | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 586 | 977 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Strathdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22373/strathdale/topic/education