52.6% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.9%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3448, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3448, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define postcode 3448, where 26.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While school completion levels are well below the state average, the area has seen a steady climb in both high school and university achievement over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is an improving trend, with the completion rate rising 8.7 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3448, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 9.6 points since 2011 to reach 26.2%. This is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
26.2% ▲ +58.3%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →3448, VIC splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (26%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with society and culture at 14.7% and engineering at 14.6% being the most common, followed by health at 10.7% and education at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 6.02 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas, though the average school size is much lower than usual at just 29 students. All schools here are government primary schools.
6.02
Higher than 71% 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).
29
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
29
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,036
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 3448, VIC
1 school — 29 students, average ICSEA 1,036.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Elphinstone Primary School, Elphinstone | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 29 | 1,036 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3448, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3448/3448-vic/topic/education