43.9% ▲ +31.9%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3585, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3585, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Middle-of-the-road results for similar regions define education in postcode 3585, though it remains well behind the state and national benchmarks. While 43.9% of residents have finished Year 12, this is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. However, schooling levels have improved steadily, rising 11 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here have finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with Year 12 completion at 43.9%. Other common highest school years include Year 10 at 17.2% and Year 11 at 15.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3585, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (19%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.3% of the population, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. Trade qualifications are more common, with 35.4% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
13.3% ▲ +34.0%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 3585, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 13.3%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has larger schools than most, with an average size of 386 students and a total of 2,704 enrolments. There are 7 schools within 3 km, a number larger than about 86% of similar areas.
3.15
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 86% 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).
2,704
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
386
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3585, VIC
7 schools — 2,704 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Swan Hill Christian School, Swan Hill | Independent | Primary | 12.7 km | 29 | 1,017 |
| Swan Hill Primary School, Swan Hill | Government | Primary | 13.2 km | 516 | 942 |
| Swan Hill Specialist School, Swan Hill | Government | Combined | 13.2 km | 85 | 908 |
| Swan Hill North Primary School, Swan Hill | Government | Primary | 14.1 km | 184 | 926 |
| St Mary's School, Swan Hill | Catholic | Primary | 14.2 km | 603 | 1,036 |
| Swan Hill College, Swan Hill | Government | Secondary | 14.5 km | 747 | 944 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Swan Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 14.5 km | 540 | 1,023 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3585, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3585/3585-vic/topic/education