36.6% ▲ +27.0%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3730, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3730, 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 3730, held by 38.8% of residents. This area has a low rate of formal schooling and university degrees compared to the rest of the country, though both have climbed since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This rate has risen by 7.8 percentage points since 2011, but it remains much lower than most other areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3730, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 11.7% of adults, far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This proportion has grown by 3.1 percentage points over the last decade.
11.7% ▲ +36.0%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 3730, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 15.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools here are much larger than in most areas, with an average size of 562 students. There are 1,687 enrolments across three schools, two-thirds of which are Catholic.
1.95
Lower than 71% 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).
1,687
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
562
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3730, VIC
3 schools — 1,687 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Catholic 2 · Government 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Yarrawonga College P-12, Yarrawonga | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,008 | 964 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Yarrawonga | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 443 | 1,046 |
| Sacred Heart College, Yarrawonga | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 236 | 1,021 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3730, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3730/3730-vic/topic/education