40.5% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3379, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3379, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 40.5% of people in postcode 3379 have finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While school completion has risen over the last decade, the area still sees a large gap in basic schooling compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below Victoria's 61.8%, though it rose 8.0 percentage points since 2011. Other residents finished their schooling at Year 11 (19.1%) or Year 10 (17.2%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3379, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is higher than most similar areas, despite being well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This qualification level rose 7.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 18.1%.
18.1% ▲ +72.8%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →3379, VIC splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Agriculture and environment at 15.8%, followed by Education (11.0%) and Society and culture (10.4%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are more schools per 1,000 children here than in most areas, though the local primary school is among the smallest and has a high advantage score.
9.01
Higher than 80% 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).
13
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
13
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3379, VIC
1 school — 13 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Willaura Primary School, Willaura | Government | Primary | 13.7 km | 13 | 1,034 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3379, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3379/3379-vic/topic/education