57.0% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Unincorporated Vic · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Unincorporated Vic
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high school advantage score of 1,065 marks Unincorporated Vic as a standout area for education. While a good number of adults hold degrees, overall school completion rates have dipped recently. This creates a varied educational landscape where some residents are highly qualified despite lower general schooling trends.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 57.0%, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is a little below the national figure. This is a drop of 5.0 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Unincorporated Vic, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 11 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that rose 1.9 percentage points since 2011. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Victorian and national figures.
22.6% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 Unincorporated Vic, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 12.0%, followed by society and culture at 8.0% and engineering at 7.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two small government primary schools with a total of 44 enrolments. These schools are among the smallest at this level, yet there are more schools per 1,000 children than in most similar areas.
2
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
23.81
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
44
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
44
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,065
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Unincorporated Vic
2 schools — 44 students, average ICSEA 1,065.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Falls Creek Primary School, Falls Creek | Government | Primary | — | 44 | 1,065 |
| Perseverance Primary School, French Island | Government | Primary | — | — | 977 |
Sources
More for Unincorporated Vic
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Unincorporated Vic [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA29399/unincorporated-vic/topic/education