64.3% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3160, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3160, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant 64.3% of residents in postcode 3160 finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where school completion and university degrees have both climbed steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 10 points since 2011 to reach 64.3%, a rate much higher than most areas. This is a little above the Victorian average and well above the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3160, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 29.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is well above the national average and has grown by 9.1 points since 2011.
29.6% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →3160, VIC splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (30%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 14.7%, followed by engineering and management and commerce, which both sit at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most and have an advantage score that is much higher than most areas. There are five schools within 3 km, split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
2.99
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 76% 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).
2,301
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
460
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,081
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3160, VIC
5 schools — 2,301 students, average ICSEA 1,081.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Belgrave South Primary School, Belgrave South | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 375 | 1,065 |
| Belgrave Heights Christian School, Belgrave Heights | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 776 | 1,078 |
| Mater Christi College, Belgrave | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 688 | 1,093 |
| St Thomas More's School, Belgrave | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 101 | 1,089 |
| Tecoma Primary School, Tecoma | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 361 | 1,080 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3160, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3160/3160-vic/topic/education