59.0% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3242, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3242, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas mark the educational landscape of postcode 3242. More people here have finished high school and earned university degrees than in many comparable places, with 25.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has climbed significantly to 59.0% since 2011, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3242, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 25.7%. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Victorian average.
25.7% ▲ +72.0%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →3242, VIC splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (36%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across various fields, with the most common being society and culture at 13.1%, followed by health at 11.3% and education at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar places, though these are smaller than usual. All schools here are government-run primary schools with an average school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
5.29
Higher than 66% 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).
115
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
115
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,052
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3242, VIC
1 school — 115 students, average ICSEA 1,052.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Birregurra Primary School, Birregurra | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 115 | 1,052 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3242, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3242/3242-vic/topic/education