38.4% ▲ +24.9%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3660, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3660, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in postcode 3660, held by 35.8% of residents. While education levels have risen since 2011, the area still sees far fewer people completing Year 12 or earning university degrees compared to the rest of Victoria.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.4% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This result has improved over the last decade, rising 7.6 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3660, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.8% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This proportion rose 3.9 percentage points between 2011 and 2021.
11.8% ▲ +50.2%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 3660, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 15.4%, followed by management and commerce at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a few schools that are much larger than those in most other areas, with an average size of 665 students. There are 1,330 enrolments split equally between government and Catholic sectors.
1.74
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% 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).
1,330
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
665
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3660, VIC
2 schools — 1,330 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 2
| Seymour College, Seymour | Government | Combined | 10.1 km | 730 | 933 |
| St Mary's College, Seymour | Catholic | Combined | 10.4 km | 600 | 1,015 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3660, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3660/3660-vic/topic/education