47.0% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3633, VIC · Postcode
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Middle-of-the-pack results for similar areas define education in postcode 3633, though the region sits far below state and national benchmarks. While the proportion of people finishing Year 12 has risen to 47.0%, university degrees remain much less common here than across Victoria.
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people have finished high school here compared to the rest of the country, with 47.0% completing Year 12. This is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, although the rate has risen by 8.6 percentage points since 2011.
47.0% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In 3633, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.0%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, while bachelor degrees account for 20.2% of the highest qualifications.
16.0% ▲ +45.2%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In 3633, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Health being the most common at 17.0%. Engineering, Education, and Management and Commerce also feature strongly, each accounting for around 14% of qualifications.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most areas, with a typical size of 90 students. There are 8.77 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas, and all are government primary schools.
8.77
Higher than 79% 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).
90
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
90
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,027
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 90 students, average ICSEA 1,027.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Congupna Primary School, Congupna | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 90 | 1,027 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3633, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3633/3633-vic/topic/education