46.7% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3139, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3139, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education is less common in postcode 3139, where only 14.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While university qualifications are far below the national figure, more people have finished high school than they did ten years ago. This is a region where trade certificates are the most frequent qualification.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents have completed Year 12, at 46.7%. This is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%, though the proportion of people finishing school rose 10 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3139, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 43.9% of adults. The share of people with a university degree is 14.2%, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
14.2% ▲ +55.4%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
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 3139, VIC, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 17%, followed by management and commerce at 12.3% and society and culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
All seven schools within 3km are government-run primary schools. While the average school size of 174 students is lower than most areas, there are 1,215 total enrolments.
2.53
Lower than 59% 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).
1,215
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
174
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3139, VIC
7 schools — 1,215 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 7
By type: Primary 7
| Woori Yallock Primary School, Woori Yallock | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 429 | 986 |
| Launching Place Primary School, Launching Place | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 137 | 969 |
| Hoddles Creek Primary School, Hoddles Creek | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 4 | — |
| Don Valley Primary School, Don Valley | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 39 | 1,015 |
| Seville Primary School, Seville | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 163 | 996 |
| Wandin Yallock Primary School, Wandin North | Government | Primary | 9.4 km | 132 | 1,007 |
| Wandin North Primary School, Wandin North | Government | Primary | 12.4 km | 311 | 1,016 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3139, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3139/3139-vic/topic/education