41.0% ▲ +23.8%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3634, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3634, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in postcode 3634 finished high school than the state or national average, with only 41% completing Year 12. While this is a significant gap, the area has seen some progress as school completion rates rose by nearly 8 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 21% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 17% finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3634, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 14.1% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.4% of residents.
14.1% ▲ +26.3%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 3634, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are engineering and related subjects at 17.1%, followed by management and commerce at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child, but they are typically very small with an average of 48 students. All schools here are government-run primary schools.
7.67
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 57% 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).
145
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
48
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3634, VIC
3 schools — 145 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Tallygaroopna Primary School, Tallygaroopna | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 59 | 994 |
| Zeerust Primary School, Zeerust | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 10 | 899 |
| Katandra West Primary School, Katandra West | Government | Primary | 10.3 km | 76 | 971 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3634, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3634/3634-vic/topic/education