38.8% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3512, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3512, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of adults in postcode 3512 hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While university degrees are much less common here than in the rest of Australia, more people have finished high school now than they did ten years ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. However, this has improved over time, rising 7.7 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3512, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 11.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This rate has climbed slightly since 2011, when it was 7.2%.
11.6% ▲ +61.2%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 3512, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Education at 15.8%, Engineering at 12.9%, and Agriculture and Environment at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the schools themselves are much smaller, with a typical size of 66 students.
13.70
Higher than 87% 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).
66
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
66
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3512, VIC
1 school — 66 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Murrayville Community College, Murrayville | Government | Combined | 14.4 km | 66 | 997 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3512, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3512/3512-vic/topic/education