79.4% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 72.3%
- 2016: 74.6%
- 2021: 79.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3186, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3186, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in postcode 3186 hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This area is highly educated, with a strong trend of rising school completion and university qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest at this level, with 79.4% of residents finishing school. This is far above the national figure and has risen 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3186, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, with 47.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Victoria average and represents an 8 percentage point increase since 2011.
47.7% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 47.7%
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 3186, VIC, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 28.7%, followed by society and culture at 15.1% and health at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than 91% of similar areas and have an advantage score among the highest at this level. There are 8 schools within 3km, with government and Catholic sectors each making up 37.5% of the total.
2.21
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
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).
5,555
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
694
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,145
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 3186, VIC
8 schools — 5,555 students, average ICSEA 1,145.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Firbank Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 0.2 km | 1,046 | 1,152 |
| Brighton Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 1,480 | 1,143 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 550 | 1,153 |
| St James' School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 146 | 1,133 |
| Star of the Sea College, Brighton | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,204 | 1,132 |
| St Joan of Arc School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 402 | 1,170 |
| Brighton Beach Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 264 | 1,146 |
| Elsternwick Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 463 | 1,147 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3186, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3186/3186-vic/topic/education