48.0% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3280, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3280, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas mark postcode 3280, though it still sits well below the state and national averages. While nearly one in five adults now holds a university degree, Year 12 completion remains far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 8.6 points since 2011 to 48.0%. This remains far below the 61.8% seen in Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3280, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure rose 5.9 points since 2011, although it is still well below the Victorian average of 29.2%.
19.4% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 3280, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with health (14.6%) and management and commerce (14.0%) being the most common, followed by society and culture at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has some of the largest enrolments at this level, with 6,540 students. Local schools are typically much larger than those in most areas, with an average size of 503 students.
2.26
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 88% 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).
6,540
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
503
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3280, VIC
13 schools — 6,540 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Emmanuel College Warrnambool - McAuley Campus, Warrnambool | Catholic | Secondary | 0.3 km | 1,340 | 1,064 |
| St Joseph's School, Warrnambool | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 622 | 1,068 |
| Warrnambool Primary School, Warrnambool | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 370 | 963 |
| Warrnambool West Primary School, Warrnambool | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 138 | 902 |
| St Pius X School, Warrnambool | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 246 | 1,002 |
| Merri River School, Warrnambool | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 189 | 921 |
| Warrnambool College, Warrnambool | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,070 | 979 |
| Brauer Secondary College, Warrnambool | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 866 | 982 |
| Merrivale Primary School, Warrnambool | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 184 | 1,018 |
| King's College, Warrnambool | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 276 | 1,083 |
| Warrnambool East Primary School, Warrnambool | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 496 | 994 |
| St John's School, Dennington | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 273 | 1,009 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Warrnambool | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 470 | 1,084 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3280, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3280/3280-vic/topic/education