45.7% —
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lara (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Lara (Western Victoria)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Lower qualification rates than most similar areas define the educational profile of Lara. Only 15.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. While school completion and university degrees have both risen since 2016, the area continues to trail state and national trends.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Lara finished high school compared to most areas, with 45.7% completing Year 12. This is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%, though the figure rose by 6.7 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lara (Western Victoria), the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (19%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 15.3% of adults, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.7% of residents.
15.3% —
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 15.3%
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 Lara (Western Victoria), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Lara are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 15.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lara has larger schools than most areas, with an average size of 618 students. There are 12,972 total enrolments across the area, and 61.9% of students attend government schools.
1.69
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 54% 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).
12,972
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
618
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,022
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lara (Western Victoria)
21 schools — 12,972 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 4 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 7 · Secondary 3
| St Anthony's School, Lara | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 477 | 1,040 |
| Lara Primary School, Lara | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 439 | 993 |
| Lara Secondary College, Lara | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 658 | 975 |
| Lara Lake Primary School, Lara Lake | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 888 | 1,025 |
| Geelong Grammar School - Corio Campus, Corio | Independent | Combined | 11.1 km | 1,422 | 1,149 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Corio | Catholic | Primary | 12.2 km | 177 | 937 |
| Geelong Baptist College, Lovely Banks | Independent | Combined | 12.8 km | 255 | 1,031 |
| Northern Bay P-12 College, Corio | Government | Combined | 13.0 km | 1,726 | 877 |
| Anakie Primary School, Anakie | Government | Primary | 13.9 km | 69 | 988 |
| St Thomas Aquinas School, Norlane | Catholic | Primary | 14.1 km | 149 | 941 |
| Covenant College, Bell Post Hill | Independent | Combined | 16.1 km | 735 | 1,070 |
| Rollins Primary School, Bell Post Hill | Government | Primary | 16.1 km | 326 | 1,001 |
| Bell Park North Primary School, Bell Park | Government | Primary | 16.4 km | 292 | 956 |
| North Geelong Secondary College, North Geelong | Government | Secondary | 16.7 km | 989 | 961 |
| Holy Family School, Bell Park | Catholic | Primary | 16.8 km | 344 | 1,029 |
| Nelson Park School, Bell Park | Government | Combined | 17.2 km | 334 | 938 |
| Kardinia International College, Bell Post Hill | Independent | Combined | 17.3 km | 1,925 | 1,155 |
| Hamlyn Banks Primary School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Primary | 17.9 km | 290 | 976 |
| Western Heights Secondary College, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Secondary | 18.3 km | 1,060 | 991 |
| Hamlyn Views School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Combined | 18.4 km | 150 | 998 |
| Herne Hill Primary School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Primary | 18.9 km | 267 | 1,023 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lara (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24308/lara/topic/education