50.0% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3236, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3236, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of adults in postcode 3236 are gaining higher qualifications, though Year 12 completion remains low. Only half of residents have finished their final year of school, which is well below the national figure. Despite this, a quarter of the population now holds a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 50% of people here have completed Year 12, a result far below the Victorian average. This is an improvement on 2011, when the rate was 44.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3236, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is more common here than in most similar areas, with 25.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure rose 5.5 points since 2011.
25.2% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 25.2%
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 3236, VIC, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications relate to society and culture at 17.1%, followed by health at 13.8% and management and commerce at 8.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is provided by a single government primary school. With only 30 enrolments, it is among the smallest of its kind, though the area has one of the highest number of schools per 1,000 children.
27.03
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 71% 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).
30
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
30
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3236, VIC
1 school — 30 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 30 | 1,009 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3236, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3236/3236-vic/topic/education