35.9% ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3480, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3480, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 3480 have finished high school and earned degrees than they did in 2011. While these numbers are rising, the area still has much lower rates of formal qualifications than the state and national figures. Only 35.9% of residents have completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the national figure of 58.8%, though this rose 6.8 points since 2011. Around 19% of residents stopped after Year 11, and 19% after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3480, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.8% of the population, which is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.9% of people.
10.8% ▲ +30.6%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 3480, VIC, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common at 12.5%. Management and commerce and health both sit around 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child, but they are much smaller than usual with an average size of 67 students. Two thirds of the schools are government-run primary schools.
10.83
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 57% 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).
202
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
67
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3480, VIC
3 schools — 202 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Donald High School, Donald | Government | Secondary | 6.6 km | 93 | 968 |
| Donald Primary School, Donald | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 81 | 964 |
| St Mary's School, Donald | Catholic | Primary | 7.3 km | 28 | 1,001 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3480, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3480/3480-vic/topic/education