70.7% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 70.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3097, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3097, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 70.7% of residents in postcode 3097 have completed Year 12, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where university degrees and high school completions are both much more common than in most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is strong here, with 70.7% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and has risen by 5.3 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3097, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is much more qualified than most, with 37.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian figure of 26.3% and grew by 6.0 points over the last decade.
37.9% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In 3097, VIC, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 14.6%, followed closely by society and culture at 14.3% and management and commerce at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,085, which is much higher than most areas. All schools in the area are government-run primary schools.
3.94
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 71% 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).
203
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
203
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,085
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3097, VIC
1 school — 203 students, average ICSEA 1,085.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kangaroo Ground Primary School, Kangaroo Ground | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 203 | 1,085 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3097, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3097/3097-vic/topic/education