48.7% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alpine · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Alpine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Alpine finished high school compared to the state or national figures, though education levels are rising. While only 48.7% of residents completed Year 12, the number of adults with university degrees has climbed significantly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below those of Victoria and Australia, though the figure for Alpine rose 12 points since 2011 to reach 48.7%. About 17% of residents stopped at Year 10, and 10% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alpine, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are held by 20.8% of adults, which is much higher than in most similar areas but well below the Victorian and national figures. This is an increase of 7.9 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 30.7%.
20.8% ▲ +61.3%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 Alpine, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are engineering and related subjects at 14%, followed by management and commerce at 13.1% and health at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Alpine has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school is smaller than in other places. There are 13 schools in total, with government schools making up 84.6% of the sector.
13
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.40
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,695
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
154
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Alpine
13 schools — 1,695 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| Bright P-12 College, Bright | Government | Combined | — | 514 | 1,054 |
| Myrtleford P-12 College, Myrtleford | Government | Combined | — | 405 | 976 |
| Mount Beauty Secondary College, Mount Beauty | Government | Secondary | — | 153 | 1,040 |
| Marian College, Myrtleford | Catholic | Secondary | — | 145 | 1,019 |
| St Mary's School, Myrtleford | Catholic | Primary | — | 143 | 1,051 |
| Porepunkah Primary School, Porepunkah | Government | Primary | — | 103 | 1,056 |
| Mount Beauty Primary School, Mount Beauty | Government | Primary | — | 90 | 1,056 |
| Tawonga Primary School, Tawonga | Government | Primary | — | 50 | 1,007 |
| Wandiligong Primary School, Wandiligong | Government | Primary | — | 40 | 1,070 |
| Harrietville Primary School, Harrietville | Government | Primary | — | 29 | 1,097 |
| Dederang Primary School, Dederang | Government | Primary | — | 23 | 985 |
| Outdoor School, Bogong | Government | Combined | — | — | — |
| School for Student Leadership, Dinner Plain | Government | Secondary | — | — | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20110/alpine/topic/education