37.4% ▲ +35.8%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3318, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3318, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in postcode 3318 than in most similar areas. Only 37.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. However, there has been a steady improvement over the last decade, with university degrees also becoming more common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion ever rose by 9.9 points since 2011 to reach 37.4%, though this remains far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. About 22% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3318, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 13.7%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This is an increase of 5.0 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 33.4%.
13.7% ▲ +57.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In 3318, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with health (13.4%), agriculture and environment (12.2%), and engineering (11.5%) being the most frequent.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10.36 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. The schools are generally small, with an average size of 97 students, and are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
10.36
Higher than 84% 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).
193
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
97
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3318, VIC
2 schools — 193 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Edenhope College, Edenhope | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 128 | 977 |
| St Malachy's School, Edenhope | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 65 | 1,027 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3318, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3318/3318-vic/topic/education