36.3% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3525, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3525, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates have climbed since 2011 in postcode 3525, where 36.3% of residents have now finished Year 12. While these figures are improving, the area still sees far fewer people finishing high school or earning degrees than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.3% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%. This is much lower than most areas, though the figure rose 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3525, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.1% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 31.9% of residents.
11.1% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In 3525, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with health (10.5%), education (10.3%), and agriculture and environment (10.2%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Postcode 3525 has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the average school size of 81 students is much lower than typical.
10.42
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% 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).
161
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
81
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3525, VIC
2 schools — 161 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Charlton College, Charlton | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 123 | 995 |
| St Joseph's School, Charlton | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 38 | 1,009 |
Sources
More for 3525, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3525, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3525/3525-vic/topic/education