34.7% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lakeside · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lakeside
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Lakeside have completed high school or university than in most other similar areas. Only 34.7% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This trend continues into higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also much lower than in other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 34.7% of people finishing Year 12. Many residents left school earlier, with 32.7% reaching Year 10 and 22.4% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Lakeside splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 6.1%, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Instead, the most common highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40% of qualified adults.
6.1% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Lakeside, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Postgraduate degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 32%, followed by Education at 16%. Agriculture, environment, society, and hospitality each account for 12% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lakeside has one government-run combined school within 3km, which is smaller than most areas. This school has an average advantage score of 895, placing it among the lowest at this level.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
116
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
895
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lakeside
1 school — 116 students, average ICSEA 895.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Biggenden State School, Biggenden | Government | Combined | 9.1 km | 116 | 895 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lakeside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31625/lakeside/topic/education