42.0% ▲ +24.9%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3268, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3268, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in postcode 3268 have finished high school compared to most similar areas. While only 42% of residents completed Year 12, this figure has risen by 8.4 percentage points since 2011. The area now has a more qualified workforce, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing to 14.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 42%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%. About 19% of residents each finished Year 11 and Year 10, while 10.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3268, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.3% of the population, a figure far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.1% of residents.
14.3% ▲ +57.0%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 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 3268, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common at 14.7%. Engineering and related studies follow at 12.6%, then Health at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 4.72 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. All schools here are government-run, with a mix of primary and combined schools serving 563 enrolments.
4.72
Higher than 63% 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).
563
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
282
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3268, VIC
2 schools — 563 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Timboon P-12 School, Timboon | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 504 | 1,006 |
| Nullawarre and District Primary School, Nullawarre | Government | Primary | 20.9 km | 59 | 954 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3268, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3268/3268-vic/topic/education