50.8% —
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bendigo East (Northern Victoria) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees have been climbing in Bendigo East over the last few years. While 50.8% of people have finished Year 12, this is still well below the national figure. The area is seeing a steady trend toward more formal qualifications, though it remains below the state average for university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%. However, this figure has risen by 5.2 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bendigo East (Northern Victoria), Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the rest of the state, with 21.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Australian average, though the proportion has grown by 3.7 percentage points since 2016.
21.6% —
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Bendigo East (Northern Victoria), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are health at 14.9% and management and commerce at 14.1%, followed by engineering and society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 26 schools within 3 kilometres, which is more than about 69% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (73.1%) and the vast majority of these are primary schools.
1.83
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 69% of state electorate 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).
9,542
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
367
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bendigo East (Northern Victoria)
26 schools — 9,542 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Huntly Primary School, Huntly | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 324 | 975 |
| Raywood Primary School, Raywood | Government | Primary | 9.7 km | 17 | 945 |
| Eaglehawk North Primary School, Eaglehawk | Government | Primary | 11.2 km | 269 | 958 |
| Epsom Primary School, Epsom | Government | Primary | 11.3 km | 425 | 967 |
| Eaglehawk Secondary College, Eaglehawk | Government | Secondary | 12.3 km | 561 | 922 |
| Eaglehawk Primary School, Eaglehawk | Government | Primary | 12.4 km | 159 | 869 |
| St Liborius' School, Eaglehawk | Catholic | Primary | 12.7 km | 258 | 1,018 |
| Holy Rosary School, White Hills | Catholic | Primary | 13.3 km | 295 | 1,052 |
| White Hills Primary School, White Hills | Government | Primary | 13.5 km | 586 | 977 |
| Weeroona College Bendigo, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 14.6 km | 812 | 940 |
| St Therese's School, Kennington | Catholic | Primary | 17.6 km | 460 | 1,076 |
| St Joseph's School, Quarry Hill | Catholic | Primary | 17.8 km | 234 | 1,064 |
| Kennington Primary School, Kennington | Government | Primary | 18.0 km | 581 | 979 |
| Quarry Hill Primary School, Quarry Hill | Government | Primary | 18.4 km | 324 | 1,037 |
| Bendigo South East 7-10 Secondary College, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 18.7 km | 1,030 | 1,016 |
| Victory Christian College, Strathdale | Independent | Combined | 19.6 km | 900 | 1,077 |
| Spring Gully Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 20.5 km | 426 | 1,056 |
| Goornong Primary School, Goornong | Government | Primary | 21.1 km | 46 | 995 |
| Strathfieldsaye Primary School, Strathfieldsaye | Government | Primary | 22.9 km | 538 | 1,038 |
| St Francis of the Fields School, Strathfieldsaye | Catholic | Primary | 23.2 km | 614 | 1,093 |
| Big Hill Primary School, Big Hill | Government | Primary | 24.7 km | 221 | 980 |
| Eppalock Primary School, Axe Creek | Government | Primary | 27.9 km | 49 | 1,043 |
| Axedale Primary School, Axedale | Government | Primary | 28.5 km | 101 | 1,018 |
| East Loddon P-12 College, Dingee | Government | Combined | 28.8 km | 256 | 977 |
| Elmore Primary School, Elmore | Government | Primary | 32.8 km | 30 | 959 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary, Elmore | Catholic | Primary | 33.5 km | 26 | 1,010 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20704/bendigo-east/topic/education