79.4% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 76.0%
- 2021: 79.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3163, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3163, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Half of all adults in postcode 3163 hold a bachelor degree or higher, far exceeding the national figure. This high level of formal education is a defining feature of the area, with both university qualifications and high school completion rates rising significantly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the highest for similar areas, with 79.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national figure and has risen by 8.3 points over the last decade.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3163, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified; 50% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Victorian average of 29.2%. Postgraduate degrees are also common, held by 20.4% of the population.
50.0% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 50.0%
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 3163, VIC, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 24%, followed by society and culture at 12% and engineering at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local primary schools are larger than in most areas, with an average size of 353 students. While there are five schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for similar areas.
1.06
Lower than 92% 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).
1,767
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
353
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,149
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3163, VIC
5 schools — 1,767 students, average ICSEA 1,149.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 566 | 1,146 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 308 | 1,151 |
| St Patrick's School, Murrumbeena | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 263 | 1,141 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 75 | 1,098 |
| Murrumbeena Primary School, Murrumbeena | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 555 | 1,161 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3163, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3163/3163-vic/topic/education