37.6% ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Balaklava · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Balaklava
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 37.6% of people in Balaklava have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is a community where fewer people have finished high school or earned university degrees compared to most other areas. Most adults here hold a trade or vocational certificate instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state (54.6%) and national (58.8%) figures. Many residents left school earlier, with 19.8% finishing Year 10 and 18.7% finishing Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Balaklava, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 38.7% of people.
10.1% ▲ +39.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Balaklava, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in engineering and related fields (17.6%), followed by education (12.5%) and health (12.2%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Balaklava has more schools per child than most similar areas, with three schools located within 3km. These schools have a lower average advantage score than most and are evenly split between primary, secondary and combined types.
7.73
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
392
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Balaklava
3 schools — 1,176 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Balaklava Primary School, Balaklava | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 236 | 945 |
| Balaklava High School, Balaklava | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 425 | 948 |
| Horizon Christian School, Balaklava | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 515 | 989 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Balaklava [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40062/balaklava/topic/education