64.3% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3442, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3442, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant jump in schooling and degrees has shaped postcode 3442 over the last decade. Year 12 completion rose by 11 points since 2011, and the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher climbed by 9.8 points. This creates a highly qualified population where 34.8% of adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than most areas at 64.3%, which is well above the national figure of 58.8%. This is a strong improvement from 2011, when only 53.7% of residents had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3442, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is far more qualified than most similar places, with 34.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Victorian figure of 29.2%, with the most common high-level qualification being a bachelor degree at 30.5%.
34.8% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 34.8%
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 3442, VIC, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several professional fields, led by management and commerce at 14.8% and society and culture at 14.0%. Engineering and health are also common, making up 12.4% and 11.8% of qualifications respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Postcode 3442 has a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas, with 729 enrolments across four primary schools. While the typical school size is 182, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
2.41
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher 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).
729
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
182
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,095
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3442, VIC
4 schools — 729 students, average ICSEA 1,095.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4
| Woodend Primary School, Woodend | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 378 | 1,091 |
| St Ambrose's School, Woodend | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 225 | 1,109 |
| Newham Primary School, Newham | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 50 | 1,079 |
| Hesket Primary School, Hesket | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 76 | 1,087 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3442, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3442/3442-vic/topic/education