58.4% —
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Macedon (Northern Victoria) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Macedon (Northern Victoria)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Macedon (Northern Victoria) have finished high school and earned degrees than they did five years ago. This shift is led by a rise in university qualifications, with 26.9% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 6.9 percentage points since 2016 to reach 58.4%. This is about the same as the national figure, though it remains well below the Victorian state average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Macedon (Northern Victoria), Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 26.9% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure grew by 4.8 percentage points since 2016.
26.9% —
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Macedon (Northern Victoria) splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 14.8%, followed by engineering at 13.9% and society and culture at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 40 schools within 3 km, which is more than 90% of similar areas. These schools are typically much smaller than average and have a higher advantage score than most.
3.32
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
Higher than 87% 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).
10,091
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
252
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,060
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Macedon (Northern Victoria)
40 schools — 10,091 students, average ICSEA 1,060.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 33 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Sacred Heart College, Kyneton | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 888 | 1,070 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary, Kyneton | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 286 | 1,081 |
| Kyneton High School, Kyneton | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 627 | 1,008 |
| Kyneton Primary School, Kyneton | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 307 | 1,048 |
| Tylden Primary School, Tylden | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 125 | 1,078 |
| Woodend Primary School, Woodend | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 378 | 1,091 |
| St Ambrose's School, Woodend | Catholic | Primary | 8.5 km | 225 | 1,109 |
| Newham Primary School, Newham | Government | Primary | 9.7 km | 50 | 1,079 |
| Braemar College, Woodend | Independent | Combined | 11.3 km | 1,094 | 1,121 |
| Langley Primary School, Langley | Government | Primary | 13.2 km | 2 | — |
| Hesket Primary School, Hesket | Government | Primary | 13.3 km | 76 | 1,087 |
| Malmsbury Primary School, Malmsbury | Government | Primary | 14.5 km | 69 | 1,074 |
| Mount Macedon Primary School, Mount Macedon | Government | Primary | 15.4 km | 131 | 1,147 |
| Macedon Primary School, Macedon | Government | Primary | 15.8 km | 232 | 1,109 |
| Alice Miller School, Macedon | Independent | Combined | 17.9 km | 399 | 1,139 |
| Trentham District Primary School, Trentham | Government | Primary | 17.9 km | 85 | 1,093 |
| Taradale Primary School, Taradale | Government | Primary | 20.6 km | 74 | 1,075 |
| Global Village Learning, New Gisborne | Independent | Combined | 20.7 km | 197 | 1,042 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, New Gisborne | Catholic | Primary | 20.9 km | 210 | 1,063 |
| Lancefield Primary School, Lancefield | Government | Primary | 21.1 km | 190 | 1,040 |
| New Gisborne Primary School, New Gisborne | Government | Primary | 21.5 km | 440 | 1,080 |
| St Mary's School, Lancefield | Catholic | Primary | 21.5 km | 212 | 1,048 |
| Romsey Primary School, Romsey | Government | Primary | 23.8 km | 323 | 986 |
| Gisborne Primary School, Gisborne | Government | Primary | 24.0 km | 481 | 1,066 |
| St Brigid's School, Gisborne | Catholic | Primary | 24.1 km | 216 | 1,065 |
| Gisborne Secondary College, Gisborne | Government | Secondary | 24.7 km | 961 | 1,017 |
| Elphinstone Primary School, Elphinstone | Government | Primary | 24.7 km | 29 | 1,036 |
| Riddells Creek Primary School, Riddells Creek | Government | Primary | 25.5 km | 285 | 1,040 |
| Willowbank Primary School, Gisborne | Government | Primary | 26.9 km | 373 | 1,056 |
| Bullarto Primary School, Bullarto | Government | Primary | 27.2 km | 28 | 1,032 |
| Bolinda Primary School, Bolinda | Government | Primary | 27.8 km | 48 | 1,004 |
| Daylesford Dharma School, Daylesford | Independent | Primary | 29.2 km | 21 | 1,062 |
| Daylesford Secondary College, Daylesford | Government | Secondary | 30.2 km | 417 | 1,007 |
| St Michael's School, Daylesford | Catholic | Primary | 30.3 km | 86 | 1,049 |
| Daylesford Primary School, Daylesford | Government | Primary | 31.3 km | 192 | 1,022 |
| Hepburn Primary School, Hepburn | Government | Primary | 31.6 km | 42 | 1,001 |
| Coimadai Primary School, Coimadai | Government | Primary | 36.1 km | 71 | 994 |
| Yandoit Primary School, Yandoit | Government | Primary | 36.4 km | 16 | 1,047 |
| Toolern Vale and District Primary School, Toolern Vale | Government | Primary | 36.5 km | 155 | 957 |
| Darraweit Guim Primary School, Darraweit Guim | Government | Primary | 37.9 km | 50 | 974 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macedon (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24504/macedon/topic/education