47.3% ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bendigo West (Northern Victoria) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Bendigo West (Northern Victoria)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Less than half of residents in Bendigo West finished Year 12, though this is a big improvement on previous years. While schooling levels are far below the state and national figures, more adults are now holding university degrees than a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.3% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This figure has risen by 11 points since 2011, though 18.4% of residents still list Year 10 as their highest school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bendigo West (Northern Victoria), Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. This is a positive trend, with the number of university-qualified adults rising by 9.1 points since 2011.
20.9% ▲ +77.2%
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 West (Northern Victoria), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are society and culture at 13.8%, followed by health at 13.0% and engineering at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bendigo West has 3.18 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas. There are 34 schools within 3 km of the center, with 70.6% being government run.
3.18
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 83% 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).
12,847
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
378
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,026
Higher than 54% 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 West (Northern Victoria)
34 schools — 12,847 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 7 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 23 · Combined 6 · Secondary 5
| Maldon Primary School, Maldon | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 90 | 1,034 |
| Lockwood South Primary School, Lockwood South | Government | Primary | 13.3 km | 38 | 1,020 |
| Castlemaine Steiner School & Kindergarten, Muckleford | Independent | Combined | 16.7 km | 135 | 1,105 |
| Harcourt Valley Primary School, Harcourt | Government | Primary | 17.0 km | 73 | 1,015 |
| Lockwood Primary School, Lockwood | Government | Primary | 17.4 km | 99 | 989 |
| Castlemaine North Primary School, Castlemaine | Government | Primary | 17.6 km | 278 | 1,117 |
| Winters Flat Primary School, Castlemaine | Government | Primary | 18.0 km | 115 | 1,078 |
| Newstead Primary School, Newstead | Government | Primary | 18.0 km | 82 | 1,041 |
| St Mary's School, Castlemaine | Catholic | Primary | 18.2 km | 64 | 1,033 |
| Castlemaine Primary School, Castlemaine | Government | Primary | 18.6 km | 178 | 1,054 |
| Castlemaine Secondary College, Castlemaine | Government | Secondary | 19.0 km | 695 | 1,040 |
| Campbells Creek Primary School, Campbells Creek | Government | Primary | 19.9 km | 174 | 1,011 |
| Bendigo Special Developmental School, Kangaroo Flat | Government | Combined | 21.8 km | 167 | 940 |
| Crusoe 7-10 Secondary College, Kangaroo Flat | Government | Secondary | 21.9 km | 925 | 966 |
| Kangaroo Flat Primary School, Kangaroo Flat | Government | Primary | 22.1 km | 313 | 908 |
| Chewton Primary School, Chewton | Government | Primary | 22.2 km | 54 | 1,119 |
| St Monica's School, Kangaroo Flat | Catholic | Primary | 22.2 km | 284 | 1,032 |
| Marong Primary School, Marong | Government | Primary | 23.8 km | 235 | 994 |
| Golden Square Primary School, Golden Square | Government | Primary | 24.9 km | 262 | 967 |
| Maiden Gully Primary School, Maiden Gully | Government | Primary | 25.1 km | 551 | 1,009 |
| Specimen Hill Primary School, Golden Square | Government | Primary | 25.2 km | 234 | 934 |
| Creek Street Christian College, Bendigo | Independent | Combined | 26.2 km | 457 | 1,063 |
| Girton Grammar School, Bendigo | Independent | Combined | 26.5 km | 1,195 | 1,148 |
| Bendigo Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 26.5 km | 196 | 1,005 |
| Marist College Bendigo, Maiden Gully | Catholic | Combined | 26.8 km | 1,203 | 1,040 |
| Catherine McAuley College, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 27.3 km | 1,567 | 1,055 |
| Camp Hill Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 27.4 km | 251 | 1,040 |
| Bendigo Senior Secondary College, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 27.5 km | 1,918 | 1,003 |
| DOXA School Bendigo, Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 27.9 km | 47 | 961 |
| St Kilian's School, Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 27.9 km | 268 | 1,059 |
| California Gully Primary School, California Gully | Government | Primary | 27.9 km | 181 | 913 |
| St Peter's School, North Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 28.1 km | 132 | 979 |
| Lightning Reef Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 28.5 km | 165 | 858 |
| Kalianna School, Bendigo | Government | Combined | 29.0 km | 221 | 895 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bendigo West (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20804/bendigo-west/topic/education