43.5% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3630, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3630, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished Year 12 in postcode 3630 compared to the rest of the country, with only 43.5% completing their final year. While this figure has risen by 8.6 percentage points since 2011, it remains far below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 43.5%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Other common highest schooling levels include Year 9 or below at 17.3% and Year 10 at 16.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3630, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 9 or below (19%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 30.8%, though the share of degrees rose 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
15.0% ▲ +37.5%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 3630, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 13.6%, followed closely by health at 13.1% and society and culture at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has some of the largest school enrolments at this level with 6,785 students, though it has fewer schools per 1,000 children than most areas. School advantage scores are much lower than most areas, and most schools are government run (58.3%) and primary (58.3%).
1.94
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 88% 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).
6,785
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
565
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
944
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3630, VIC
12 schools — 6,785 students, average ICSEA 944.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| St Mel's School, Shepparton | Catholic | Primary | 9.5 km | 156 | 999 |
| Wilmot Road Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 9.7 km | 232 | 833 |
| St Georges Road Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 10.0 km | 483 | 834 |
| Greater Shepparton Secondary College, Shepparton | Government | Secondary | 10.0 km | 1,967 | 887 |
| Banmira Specialist School, Shepparton | Government | Combined | 10.4 km | 234 | 894 |
| Notre Dame College, Shepparton | Catholic | Secondary | 10.5 km | 1,683 | 1,030 |
| St Brendan's School, Shepparton | Catholic | Primary | 10.5 km | 347 | 1,017 |
| Bourchier Street Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 10.6 km | 589 | 951 |
| Shepparton ACE Secondary College, Shepparton | Independent | Secondary | 10.8 km | 97 | 912 |
| Guthrie Street Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 11.0 km | 475 | 972 |
| Shepparton Christian College, Shepparton | Independent | Combined | 11.2 km | 326 | 1,053 |
| Gowrie Street Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 11.8 km | 196 | 811 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3630, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3630/3630-vic/topic/education