40.2% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3265, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3265, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in postcode 3265 finished high school than in the rest of the country, with only 40.2% completing Year 12. This gap is a defining feature of the area, though school completion has risen by 5.8 points since 2011. The local workforce relies heavily on trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national rate of 58.8%. About 20% of residents finished Year 11, while 18.9% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3265, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are much less common here than across Australia, with 14.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.2% of people.
14.3% ▲ +33.3%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
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 3265, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common at 14%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Education is delivered through very small government primary schools, with a typical size of just 24 students. Total enrolments are only 48, which is smaller than about 87% of similar areas.
3.47
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% 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).
48
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
24
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
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 3265, VIC
2 schools — 48 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Noorat Primary School, Noorat | Government | Primary | 11.1 km | 25 | 968 |
| Cudgee Primary School, Cudgee | Government | Primary | 18.8 km | 23 | 1,052 |
Sources
More for 3265, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3265, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3265/3265-vic/topic/education