49.4% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3331, VIC · Postcode
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in postcode 3331 have completed Year 12, leaving a significant gap compared to the rest of Victoria. While high school completion and university degrees have both risen since 2011, the area still sits well below state and national figures for formal education.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 49.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This is an improvement, however, as the figure rose 7.8 percentage points since 2011.
49.4% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In 3331, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 15.9% of adults, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.2% of the population.
15.9% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In 3331, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in Engineering and related fields at 17.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.6% and Society and culture at 12.8%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has much larger schools than most, with an average size of 596 students. There are 1.15 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.15
Lower than 90% 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).
1,191
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
596
Higher than 83% 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).
2 schools — 1,191 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Bannockburn P-12 College, Bannockburn | Government | Combined | 9.0 km | 799 | 989 |
| St Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School, Bannockburn | Catholic | Primary | 9.0 km | 392 | 1,047 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3331, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3331/3331-vic/topic/education