40.2% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Victoria Plains · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Victoria Plains
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Victoria Plains have completed high school or university than the state or national figures. Only 40.2% of residents finished Year 12, a gap of nearly 20 percentage points compared to the rest of Australia. This trend has stayed mostly the same over the last ten years.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in Western Australia, with only 40.2% of people reaching that milestone. Roughly 31% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 8% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Victoria Plains, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 11 (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 10.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure and has fallen slightly since 2011, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more typical at 29.1%.
10.3% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Victoria Plains, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 13.1%, followed by engineering at 11.6% and education at 10.5%. Agriculture and environment qualifications make up 8.4% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three primary schools, all of which are government-run. These are very small schools with a typical size of 20 students and a total of 61 enrolments across the district.
3
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
21.90
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
61
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
20
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Victoria Plains
3 schools — 61 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Calingiri Primary School, Calingiri | Government | Primary | — | 24 | 928 |
| Bolgart Primary School, Bolgart | Government | Primary | — | 23 | 986 |
| Yerecoin Primary School, Yerecoin | Government | Primary | — | 14 | 1,074 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Victoria Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58540/victoria-plains/topic/education