49.6% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3453, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3453, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of residents in postcode 3453 have completed Year 12, with the area seeing a steady rise in both schooling and university degrees over the last decade. While overall school completion is well below the national figure, a quarter of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 49.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is an improvement for the area, as the rate rose 6.7 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3453, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.1% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This represents a growth of 7.5 percentage points since 2011, though it remains a little below the Australian average.
25.1% ▲ +43.0%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →3453, VIC splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Health (15.3%) and Engineering and related fields (13.0%), followed by Society and Culture at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most areas, with a typical size of just 73 students. All schools in the area are government-run primary schools.
3.31
Higher than 51% 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).
73
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
73
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,015
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3453, VIC
1 school — 73 students, average ICSEA 1,015.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Harcourt Valley Primary School, Harcourt | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 73 | 1,015 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3453, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3453/3453-vic/topic/education