42.6% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Murrindindi · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Murrindindi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Murrindindi, held by 35.6% of adults. While school completion rates have risen by 4.5 points since 2011, the area remains far below the state and national figures for Year 12 graduation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is a trend upward from 38.1% in 2011, though 12.1% of the population still left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Murrindindi, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 15.3% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 26.3%. This level of higher education rose by 2.5 points since 2011.
15.3% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.3%
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 Murrindindi, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most popular qualifications at 15.7%, followed by management and commerce at 10.9% and society and culture at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Murrindindi has 15 schools, with a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. These schools tend to be much smaller than average, with a typical size of 106 students.
15
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.80
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,478
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
106
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Murrindindi
15 schools — 1,478 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 3
| Alexandra Secondary College, Alexandra | Government | Secondary | — | 324 | 968 |
| Yea High School, Yea | Government | Secondary | — | 283 | 960 |
| Alexandra Primary School, Alexandra | Government | Primary | — | 156 | 984 |
| St Mary's School, Alexandra | Catholic | Primary | — | 134 | 1,019 |
| Kinglake West Primary School, Kinglake West | Government | Primary | — | 130 | 993 |
| Yea Primary School, Yea | Government | Primary | — | 128 | 1,005 |
| Middle Kinglake Primary School, Kinglake Central | Government | Primary | — | 81 | 1,025 |
| Kinglake Primary School, Kinglake | Government | Primary | — | 70 | 1,007 |
| Buxton Primary School, Buxton | Government | Primary | — | 40 | 997 |
| Marysville Primary School, Marysville | Government | Primary | — | 38 | 933 |
| Sacred Heart School, Yea | Catholic | Primary | — | 36 | 959 |
| Flowerdale Primary School, Flowerdale | Government | Primary | — | 27 | 933 |
| Eildon Primary School, Eildon | Government | Primary | — | 16 | 985 |
| Toolangi Primary School, Toolangi | Government | Primary | — | 15 | 999 |
| Rubicon Outdoor School, Thornton | Government | Secondary | — | — | — |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Murrindindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25620/murrindindi/topic/education