68.0% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 68.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3134, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3134, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Significant jumps in learning have occurred in postcode 3134 since 2011, with far more adults now holding degrees and finishing high school. The area is now well above the national average for education, with 33.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion has risen 11 points since 2011, leaving 68% of residents with a Year 12 certificate. This is well above the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3134, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 10 points since 2011 to 33.6%. This result is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Victorian average.
33.6% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 33.6%
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 3134, VIC, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.9%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Postcode 3134 has some of the largest schools in the region, with an average size of 751 students and high advantage scores. There are 12 schools within 3km, though this is fewer per child than in most areas.
1.97
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 88% 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).
9,007
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
751
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,091
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3134, VIC
12 schools — 9,007 students, average ICSEA 1,091.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Holy Spirit School, Ringwood North | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 386 | 1,102 |
| Ringwood North Primary School, Ringwood North | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 471 | 1,107 |
| Mullum Primary School, Ringwood | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 261 | 1,064 |
| Norwood Secondary College, Ringwood | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,083 | 1,059 |
| Kalinda Primary School, Ringwood | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 424 | 1,097 |
| Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School, Warranwood | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 470 | 1,097 |
| Yarra Valley Grammar, Ringwood | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,899 | 1,155 |
| Warranwood Primary School, Warranwood | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 375 | 1,089 |
| Ringwood Heights Primary School, Ringwood North | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 215 | 1,104 |
| Ringwood Secondary College, Ringwood | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,516 | 1,052 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Ringwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 248 | 981 |
| Aquinas College, Ringwood | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,659 | 1,085 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3134, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3134/3134-vic/topic/education