70.9% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 70.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3441, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3441, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high level of schooling and university success defines daily life in postcode 3441. This area is far more qualified than most of the country, with 40.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This strong academic trend has grown over the last decade, coinciding with a significant rise in high school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the Victorian average at 70.9%, a figure that has risen by 8.1 percentage points since 2011. Most residents finished their schooling at Year 12, while 11.3% stopped at Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3441, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are far more common here than in the rest of Australia, with 40.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This includes 15.7% of the population with a postgraduate degree.
40.6% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 40.6%
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 3441, VIC, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 16.3%, followed closely by society and culture at 15.4% and engineering at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a very high number of schools per 1,000 children and schools that are much larger than most areas. Local schools also have some of the highest advantage scores at this level.
7.25
Higher than 75% 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).
1,225
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
613
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,124
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3441, VIC
2 schools — 1,225 students, average ICSEA 1,124.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Mount Macedon Primary School, Mount Macedon | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 131 | 1,147 |
| Braemar College, Woodend | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,094 | 1,121 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3441, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3441/3441-vic/topic/education