37.3% ▲ +36.3%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3546, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3546, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 37.3% of residents in postcode 3546 have finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian and national figures. While school completion has risen by nearly 10 points since 2011, many adults still leave school early or hold vocational certificates rather than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, though it rose from 27.4% in 2011 to 37.3% in 2021. About 20% of residents finished Year 9 or below, while 17.6% reached Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3546, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 9 or below (22%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.4% of the population, which is well below the national average. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 31.3%.
16.4% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
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 3546, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (34%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Agriculture and Environment (18.7%), Health (17.3%), and Education (17.3%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 16.39 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the highest for similar areas. These schools are all government-run combined schools and are much smaller than average, with typical enrolments of just 58 students.
16.39
Higher than 89% 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).
58
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
58
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
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 3546, VIC
1 school — 58 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Manangatang P-12 College, Manangatang | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 58 | 972 |
Sources
More for 3546, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3546, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3546/3546-vic/topic/education