39.0% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3557, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3557, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 39% of people in postcode 3557 finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This highlights a significant gap in senior schooling compared to the rest of the country. While some progress has been made in recent years, higher education levels remain much lower than across Victoria.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished Year 12 than in most other areas, sitting 20 points below the Australian figure. This rate did rise by 4.5 points since 2011, though 21.5% of residents still list Year 10 as their highest year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3557, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 14.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. This is a rise of 5.6 points since 2011, and the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40% of people.
14.9% ▲ +60.4%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
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 3557, VIC, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in Engineering and related fields at 20.8%. Health and Education are also common, each accounting for 9.6% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most, with a typical size of only 46 students. All schools in the area are government-run primary schools.
5.85
Higher than 70% 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).
46
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
46
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3557, VIC
1 school — 46 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Goornong Primary School, Goornong | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 46 | 995 |
Sources
More for 3557, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3557, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3557/3557-vic/topic/education