55.5% ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 41.9%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3022, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3022, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees are more common in postcode 3022 than in most similar areas. While the typical resident has’s qualifications that sit well below the Victorian and national figures, the area has seen a significant climb in education since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 14 points since 2011 to reach 55.5%. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3022, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 9 or below is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher more than doubled since 2011 to 21.9%. This result is higher than most similar areas, but well below the national figure of 26.3%.
21.9% ▲ +109.6%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →3022, VIC splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Common qualifications in the area are focused on business and social sciences, with 16.8% in management and commerce and 13.4% in society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area's two primary schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors. These schools are smaller than those in about 66% of similar areas, with an average of 123 students each.
3.66
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
246
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
123
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3022, VIC
2 schools — 246 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| Mother of God School, Ardeer | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 107 | 995 |
| Ardeer Primary School, Ardeer | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 139 | 986 |
Sources
More for 3022, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3022, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3022/3022-vic/topic/education