36.3% ▲ +23.9%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3377, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3377, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 36.3% of people in postcode 3377 completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This low level of school completion is mirrored in the qualifications data, where the share of adults with a university degree is also much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The share of people who finished Year 12 rose 7.0 points since 2011, but at 36.3% it remains far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. Many residents stopped their schooling earlier, with 23.8% reaching Year 10 and 14.7% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3377, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.8% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 35.2%.
11.8% ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 3377, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in this area most often studied society and culture (13.7%) or health (13.1%). Other common fields include engineering and related subjects at 12.2%, and management and commerce at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per child than most other similar places, with 8 schools located within 3 km. While the average school size is smaller than most, there are 1,404 total enrolments across government and Catholic schools.
5.70
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 86% 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).
1,404
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
176
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3377, VIC
8 schools — 1,404 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2
| St Mary's School, Ararat | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 121 | 1,038 |
| Ararat Primary School, Ararat | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 223 | 971 |
| Marian College, Ararat | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 369 | 1,017 |
| Ararat North Primary School, Ararat | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 49 | 862 |
| Ararat Secondary College, Ararat | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 332 | 940 |
| Ararat West Primary School, Ararat | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 257 | 984 |
| Moyston Primary School, Moyston | Government | Primary | 16.3 km | 31 | 983 |
| Maroona Primary School, Maroona | Government | Primary | 17.5 km | 22 | 1,064 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3377, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3377/3377-vic/topic/education