49.6% ▲ +31.7%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3463, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3463, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 12 percentage points more residents in postcode 3463 finished Year 12 in 2021 than in 2011. While high school completion remains well below the national figure, there has been a strong rise in higher education, with the proportion of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing to 24.9%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 49.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. However, this figure has risen significantly by 12 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3463, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About one in four adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and has grown by 9 percentage points since 2011. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 28.9% of the population.
24.9% ▲ +56.6%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 24.9%
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 3463, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 15.8%, followed by society and culture at 12.8% and education at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most areas, with an average size of 90 students. The area is served by a single government primary school.
3.85
Higher than 57% 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).
90
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
90
Lower than 76% 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 3463, VIC
1 school — 90 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Maldon Primary School, Maldon | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 90 | 1,034 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3463, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3463/3463-vic/topic/education