47.7% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Indigo · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Indigo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher shares of qualified adults than similar areas live in Indigo, though the region still trails the state and national figures. While 21.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the Victorian average of 29.2%. Education levels are improving, with Year 12 completion rising by 9.5 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. However, the 47.7% completion rate is higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Indigo, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.8% of the population, a figure that is much higher than similar areas but still well below the national 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 32.5% of people.
21.8% ▲ +37.3%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 Indigo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are engineering and related studies at 14.4%, followed by health at 13.1% and management and commerce at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Indigo has 17 schools, which is more than 70% of similar areas, though the typical school size of 114 students is lower than most. Most of the 1,943 enrolments are in government schools, which account for 76.5% of the sector.
17
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.59
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,943
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
114
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,022
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Indigo
17 schools — 1,943 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 2
| Rutherglen High School, Rutherglen | Government | Secondary | — | 306 | 954 |
| Beechworth Secondary College, Beechworth | Government | Secondary | — | 282 | 1,045 |
| Beechworth Primary School, Beechworth | Government | Primary | — | 198 | 1,064 |
| Yackandandah Primary School, Yackandandah | Government | Primary | — | 185 | 1,092 |
| Rutherglen Primary School, Rutherglen | Government | Primary | — | 177 | 1,007 |
| Kiewa Valley Primary School, Tangambalanga | Government | Primary | — | 138 | 1,010 |
| St Mary's School, Rutherglen | Catholic | Primary | — | 104 | 1,004 |
| Wahgunyah Primary School, Wahgunyah | Government | Primary | — | 92 | 989 |
| Beechworth Montessori School, Beechworth | Independent | Primary | — | 87 | 1,081 |
| Chiltern Primary School, Chiltern | Government | Primary | — | 71 | 987 |
| St Joseph's School, Beechworth | Catholic | Primary | — | 69 | 1,106 |
| Wooragee Primary School, Wooragee | Government | Primary | — | 65 | 1,001 |
| Barnawartha Primary School, Barnawartha | Government | Primary | — | 60 | 991 |
| Osbornes Flat Primary School, Osbornes Flat | Government | Primary | — | 40 | 1,003 |
| St Joseph's School, Chiltern | Catholic | Primary | — | 33 | 988 |
| Upper Sandy Creek Primary School, Sandy Creek | Government | Primary | — | 20 | 984 |
| Middle Indigo Primary School, Indigo Valley | Government | Primary | — | 16 | 1,014 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Indigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA23350/indigo/topic/education