43.1% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greater Shepparton · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Greater Shepparton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Greater Shepparton have finished school and gained degrees since 2011. While Year 12 completion rates have risen by nearly 9 points, they remain far below the national figure. This trend toward higher learning is mirrored in the qualifications held by adults, which have also increased over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.1% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. This is a significant improvement from 2011, when only 34.4% had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greater Shepparton, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (19%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.8% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.6% of residents.
14.8% ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 Greater Shepparton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 13.7%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 13.4% and Health at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Greater Shepparton has 39 schools and 11,473 enrolments, both of which are higher than in about 80% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (71.8%) and the vast majority of these are primary schools.
39
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.95
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11,473
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
294
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Greater Shepparton
39 schools — 11,473 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 31 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| Greater Shepparton Secondary College, Shepparton | Government | Secondary | — | 1,967 | 887 |
| Notre Dame College, Shepparton | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,683 | 1,030 |
| Goulburn Valley Grammar School, Shepparton | Independent | Combined | — | 694 | 1,128 |
| Bourchier Street Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | — | 589 | 951 |
| St Anne's College, Kialla | Catholic | Combined | — | 499 | 1,022 |
| St Georges Road Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | — | 483 | 834 |
| Guthrie Street Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | — | 475 | 972 |
| All Saints Anglican School, Shepparton North | Independent | Combined | — | 393 | 1,088 |
| Orrvale Primary School, Orrvale | Government | Primary | — | 384 | 991 |
| Grahamvale Primary School, Grahamvale | Government | Primary | — | 352 | 1,043 |
| St Brendan's School, Shepparton | Catholic | Primary | — | 347 | 1,017 |
| Shepparton Christian College, Shepparton | Independent | Combined | — | 326 | 1,053 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Shepparton North | Catholic | Primary | — | 272 | 1,087 |
| St Mary's School, Mooroopna | Catholic | Primary | — | 272 | 987 |
| Mooroopna Primary School, Mooroopna | Government | Primary | — | 237 | 900 |
| Sacred Heart School, Tatura | Catholic | Primary | — | 236 | 1,040 |
| Banmira Specialist School, Shepparton | Government | Combined | — | 234 | 894 |
| Wilmot Road Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | — | 232 | 833 |
| Kialla West Primary School, Kialla West | Government | Primary | — | 222 | 1,033 |
| Gowrie Street Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | — | 196 | 811 |
| Shepparton East Primary School, Shepparton East | Government | Primary | — | 196 | 988 |
| Tatura Primary School, Tatura | Government | Primary | — | 186 | 979 |
| Mooroopna Park Primary School, Mooroopna | Government | Primary | — | 168 | 839 |
| St Mel's School, Shepparton | Catholic | Primary | — | 156 | 999 |
| Toolamba Primary School, Toolamba | Government | Primary | — | 121 | 1,023 |
| Shepparton ACE Secondary College, Shepparton | Independent | Secondary | — | 97 | 912 |
| Congupna Primary School, Congupna | Government | Primary | — | 90 | 1,027 |
| Katandra West Primary School, Katandra West | Government | Primary | — | 76 | 971 |
| Murchison Primary School, Murchison | Government | Primary | — | 69 | 935 |
| Kialla Central Primary School, Kialla | Government | Primary | — | 60 | 1,008 |
| Tallygaroopna Primary School, Tallygaroopna | Government | Primary | — | 59 | 994 |
| Mooroopna North Primary School, Mooroopna | Government | Primary | — | 32 | 948 |
| Merrigum Primary School, Merrigum | Government | Primary | — | 15 | 813 |
| Dookie Primary School, Dookie | Government | Primary | — | 14 | 1,002 |
| Undera Primary School, Undera | Government | Primary | — | 11 | 942 |
| Zeerust Primary School, Zeerust | Government | Primary | — | 10 | 899 |
| Ardmona Primary School, Ardmona | Government | Primary | — | 8 | 885 |
| Harston Primary School, Harston | Government | Primary | — | 7 | 848 |
| Lemnos Primary School, Lemnos | Government | Primary | — | 5 | 905 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greater Shepparton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22830/greater-shepparton/topic/education