83.3% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 78.3%
- 2016: 79.2%
- 2021: 83.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3144, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3144, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in postcode 3144 hold a university degree, placing this area among the most highly qualified in the country. This strong educational profile is matched by high school completion rates, with far more people finishing Year 12 than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high at 83.3%, which is far above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and has risen by 5.0 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3144, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 53.5% of adults, a figure far above the Australian average of 26.3% and up 7.6 percentage points from 2011.
53.5% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 46.0%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 53.5%
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 3144, VIC, Bachelor degree is the majority at 52%; Postgraduate degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 28.2%, followed by society and culture at 16.8% and health at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools with an average size of 534 students, which is much higher than most areas, and a school advantage score among the highest at this level.
1.86
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 57% 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).
1,602
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
534
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,144
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3144, VIC
3 schools — 1,602 students, average ICSEA 1,144.
By sector: Catholic 2 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Malvern Central School, Malvern | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 529 | 1,163 |
| De La Salle College, Malvern | Catholic | Combined | 0.4 km | 890 | 1,131 |
| St Joseph's School, Malvern | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 183 | 1,156 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3144, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3144/3144-vic/topic/education