40.3% —
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lowan (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Lowan (Western Victoria)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 40.3% of people in Lowan have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While more people have finished school than in 2016, the area continues to have much lower levels of formal schooling and university degrees than most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 18.4% of residents reached Year 11 as their highest level, and 14.5% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lowan (Western Victoria), the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 11 (20%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14% of the population, which is far below the Australian average. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, while university degrees are held by 17.6% of the community.
14.0% —
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
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 Lowan (Western Victoria), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Health is the most common field of qualification at 13.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.3%. Other common areas of study include management and commerce, society and culture, and agriculture and environment.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has some of the highest number of schools per 1,000 children, though typical school sizes are among the lowest. Most of the 56 schools within 3km are government-run, with primary schools making up 62.5% of the sector.
5.67
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
56
Higher than 91% 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).
8,423
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
150
Lower than 98% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lowan (Western Victoria)
56 schools — 8,423 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 41 · Catholic 11 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 35 · Combined 14 · Secondary 7
| Horsham West and Haven Primary School, Horsham | Government | Primary | 11.6 km | 603 | 986 |
| Natimuk Primary School, Natimuk | Government | Primary | 12.3 km | 31 | 1,044 |
| Horsham Special School, Horsham | Government | Combined | 12.7 km | 106 | 903 |
| Horsham College, Horsham | Government | Secondary | 12.8 km | 1,010 | 965 |
| St Michael and John's Primary School, Horsham | Catholic | Primary | 13.6 km | 311 | 1,043 |
| St Brigid's College, Horsham | Catholic | Secondary | 13.6 km | 227 | 1,007 |
| Horsham Primary School, Horsham | Government | Primary | 14.5 km | 499 | 953 |
| Dimboola Primary School, Dimboola | Government | Primary | 36.8 km | 85 | 989 |
| Dimboola Memorial Secondary College, Dimboola | Government | Secondary | 37.2 km | 124 | 956 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Murtoa | Catholic | Primary | 39.5 km | 9 | 1,020 |
| Murtoa College, Murtoa | Government | Combined | 39.6 km | 255 | 959 |
| Rupanyup Primary School, Rupanyup | Government | Primary | 51.8 km | 25 | 975 |
| Goroke P-12 College, Goroke | Government | Combined | 53.5 km | 74 | 963 |
| Halls Gap Primary School, Halls Gap | Government | Primary | 55.5 km | 33 | 1,017 |
| Balmoral K-12 Community College, Balmoral | Government | Combined | 55.6 km | 86 | 986 |
| Minyip Primary School, Minyip | Government | Primary | 57.5 km | 25 | 893 |
| Nhill College, Nhill | Government | Combined | 62.5 km | 239 | 940 |
| Wimmera Lutheran College - Nhill Lutheran School, Nhill | Independent | Combined | 62.7 km | 647 | 1,038 |
| St Patrick's School, Nhill | Catholic | Primary | 63.1 km | 56 | 952 |
| Warracknabeal Primary School, Warracknabeal | Government | Primary | 64.7 km | 111 | 903 |
| Warracknabeal Secondary College, Warracknabeal | Government | Secondary | 64.7 km | 175 | 964 |
| St Mary's School, Warracknabeal | Catholic | Primary | 65.0 km | 74 | 1,026 |
| Warracknabeal Special Developmental School, Warracknabeal | Government | Combined | 65.4 km | 29 | 951 |
| Pomonal Primary School, Pomonal | Government | Primary | 65.7 km | 22 | 977 |
| Jeparit Primary School, Jeparit | Government | Primary | 71.8 km | 14 | 936 |
| St Malachy's School, Edenhope | Catholic | Primary | 74.6 km | 65 | 1,027 |
| Edenhope College, Edenhope | Government | Combined | 74.7 km | 128 | 977 |
| Cavendish Primary School, Cavendish | Government | Primary | 83.3 km | 32 | 992 |
| Moyston Primary School, Moyston | Government | Primary | 84.2 km | 31 | 983 |
| Kaniva College, Kaniva | Government | Combined | 86.7 km | 134 | 989 |
| Apsley Primary School, Apsley | Government | Primary | 91.1 km | 25 | 929 |
| Coleraine Primary School, Coleraine | Government | Primary | 97.6 km | 32 | 975 |
| St Joseph's School, Coleraine | Catholic | Primary | 97.6 km | 34 | 1,003 |
| Dunkeld Consolidated School, Dunkeld | Government | Primary | 98.1 km | 77 | 1,046 |
| Rainbow P-12 College, Rainbow | Government | Combined | 99.0 km | 109 | 980 |
| Maroona Primary School, Maroona | Government | Primary | 100.1 km | 22 | 1,064 |
| Willaura Primary School, Willaura | Government | Primary | 103.1 km | 13 | 1,034 |
| Hamilton Parklands School, Hamilton | Government | Combined | 105.1 km | 34 | 850 |
| Hamilton North Primary School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 105.2 km | 167 | 970 |
| Baimbridge College, Hamilton | Government | Secondary | 105.9 km | 333 | 949 |
| The Hamilton and Alexandra College, Hamilton | Independent | Combined | 106.3 km | 409 | 1,107 |
| St Mary's School, Hamilton | Catholic | Primary | 106.6 km | 257 | 1,040 |
| Monivae College, Hamilton | Catholic | Secondary | 106.8 km | 583 | 1,033 |
| Sacred Heart School, Casterton | Catholic | Primary | 107.0 km | 41 | 995 |
| Hamilton (Gray Street) Primary School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 107.2 km | 294 | 983 |
| George Street Primary School - Hamilton, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 107.4 km | 67 | 877 |
| Casterton Primary School, Casterton | Government | Primary | 107.5 km | 100 | 969 |
| Casterton Secondary College, Casterton | Government | Secondary | 108.6 km | 106 | 960 |
| Tarrington Lutheran School, Tarrington | Independent | Primary | 109.4 km | 106 | 1,063 |
| Good Shepherd College - Senior Campus, Hamilton | Independent | Combined | 110.0 km | 193 | 1,028 |
| Merino Consolidated School, Merino | Government | Primary | 112.9 km | 11 | 959 |
| Branxholme-Wallacedale Community School, Branxholme | Government | Primary | 122.0 km | 10 | 964 |
| St Joseph's School, Penshurst | Catholic | Primary | 123.2 km | 16 | 973 |
| Penshurst Primary School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 123.4 km | 15 | 977 |
| Lake Bolac College, Lake Bolac | Government | Combined | 124.1 km | 92 | 936 |
| Dartmoor Primary School, Dartmoor | Government | Primary | 145.3 km | 17 | 993 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lowan (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24408/lowan/topic/education