37.1% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3361, VIC · Postcode
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in postcode 3361, where 32.3% of adults hold one. This area has seen a slight rise in school and university completions since 2011, but overall education levels remain far below the state and national figures.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.1% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8% and much lower than most other areas. This figure has risen slightly by 0.9 percentage points over the last decade.
37.1% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In 3361, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.2% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This is lower than most areas, though the proportion rose by 1.0 percentage point since 2011.
11.2% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In 3361, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are split evenly between engineering, agriculture and environment, and health, which each account for around 13% of qualifications.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Postcode 3361 has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though these are mostly very small primary schools. All schools in the area are government-run.
9.71
Higher than 82% 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).
66
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
66
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 66 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Skipton Primary School, Skipton | Government | Primary | 9.8 km | 66 | 1,012 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3361, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3361/3361-vic/topic/education