39.7% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3276, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3276, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in postcode 3276 have finished high school compared to the rest of the state. Only 39.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the national and state figures, though the proportion of people finishing school rose slightly since 2011 to 39.7%. For many residents, the highest year of school completed was Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3276, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.9% of the population.
12.4% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
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 3276, VIC, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are Management and Commerce at 17.1%, followed closely by Agriculture and Environment at 15.5% and Engineering at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though these are very small, with an average size of 91 students. All schools in the area are government-run primary schools.
14.71
Higher than 88% 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).
91
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
91
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3276, VIC
1 school — 91 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Woolsthorpe Primary School, Woolsthorpe | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 91 | 979 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3276, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3276/3276-vic/topic/education