34.8% ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pyrenees · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Pyrenees
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Pyrenees finished high school compared to most similar areas, with only 34.8% completing Year 12. While this is far below the national figure, the proportion of residents finishing school has risen by 5.5 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The gap in school completion is stark, as Pyrenees is far below Victoria's rate of 61.8%. About 23.5% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 15.6% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pyrenees, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificates III and IV are the most common qualification, held by 35.8% of the community.
12.1% ▲ +43.8%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 Pyrenees, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 13.9%. Health and Society and Culture both follow at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Pyrenees has nine government schools, which is more than half of similar areas. These schools are much smaller than usual, with an average size of 58 students per school.
9
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
8.05
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
526
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
58
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pyrenees
9 schools — 526 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 9
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 1
| Beaufort Secondary College, Beaufort | Government | Secondary | — | 201 | 968 |
| Beaufort Primary School, Beaufort | Government | Primary | — | 130 | 983 |
| Avoca Primary School, Avoca | Government | Primary | — | 94 | 965 |
| Waubra Primary School, Waubra | Government | Primary | — | 53 | 967 |
| Amphitheatre Primary School, Amphitheatre | Government | Primary | — | 16 | 925 |
| Moonambel Primary School, Moonambel | Government | Primary | — | 11 | 888 |
| Landsborough Primary School, Landsborough | Government | Primary | — | 10 | 1,056 |
| Trawalla Primary School, Trawalla | Government | Primary | — | 8 | 1,024 |
| Natte Yallock Primary School, Natte Yallock | Government | Primary | — | 3 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pyrenees [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25990/pyrenees/topic/education