37.9% ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Bendigo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 37.9% of people in West Bendigo finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. This reflects a broader trend across the area, where university degrees and high school completions are much lower than in most other parts of Victoria.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%. About 21.2% of the population stopped at Year 10, and 19% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Bendigo, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.4% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45% of residents.
11.4% ▲ +33.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 West Bendigo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 17%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.8% and management and commerce at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by 20 schools within 3km, which is more than about 89% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger and have higher advantage scores than most other areas.
20
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).
491
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving West Bendigo
20 schools — 9,823 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Specimen Hill Primary School, Golden Square | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 234 | 934 |
| Bendigo Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 196 | 1,005 |
| California Gully Primary School, California Gully | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 181 | 913 |
| Catherine McAuley College, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,567 | 1,055 |
| Golden Square Primary School, Golden Square | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 262 | 967 |
| St Peter's School, North Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 132 | 979 |
| Lightning Reef Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 165 | 858 |
| Girton Grammar School, Bendigo | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,195 | 1,148 |
| Creek Street Christian College, Bendigo | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 457 | 1,063 |
| Camp Hill Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 251 | 1,040 |
| Bendigo Senior Secondary College, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,918 | 1,003 |
| Kalianna School, Bendigo | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 221 | 895 |
| St Kilian's School, Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 268 | 1,059 |
| St Liborius' School, Eaglehawk | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 258 | 1,018 |
| Marist College Bendigo, Maiden Gully | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,203 | 1,040 |
| St Joseph's School, Quarry Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 234 | 1,064 |
| DOXA School Bendigo, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 47 | 961 |
| Eaglehawk Primary School, Eaglehawk | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 159 | 869 |
| Maiden Gully Primary School, Maiden Gully | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 551 | 1,009 |
| Quarry Hill Primary School, Quarry Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 324 | 1,037 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22754/west-bendigo/topic/education