60.2% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3038, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3038, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 3038 have finished high school now than a decade ago, with 60.2% completing Year 12. This area has a growing number of qualified adults, though the proportion with university degrees remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose 7.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 60.2%, which is higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the Australian average, though still a little below the Victorian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3038, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 9 or below is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 20.8% since 2011. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is well below both the state and national averages.
20.8% ▲ +44.8%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →3038, VIC splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has schools that are much larger than most, with a typical size of 700 students. There are 4,901 enrolments across seven schools within 3km, most of which are government primary schools.
1.81
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 86% 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).
4,901
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
700
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,020
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3038, VIC
7 schools — 4,901 students, average ICSEA 1,020.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3
| Taylors Lakes Secondary College, Taylors Lakes | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 1,280 | 1,007 |
| Taylors Lakes Primary School, Taylors Lakes | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 678 | 1,029 |
| Catholic Regional College North Keilor, Keilor Lodge | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 642 | 1,045 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School, Keilor Downs | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 502 | 1,059 |
| Monmia Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 180 | 985 |
| Keilor Views Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 396 | 1,019 |
| Keilor Downs Secondary College, Keilor Downs | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,223 | 1,004 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3038, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3038/3038-vic/topic/education