72.1% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3786, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3786, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of people in postcode 3786 have completed secondary school and university than the national average. This is a highly educated area, with 38.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure has risen 9.1 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far above the national figure, with 72.1% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 13 points higher than the Australian average and has risen 9.3 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3786, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well above the Victorian average at 38.5%. Most of these high-level qualifications are bachelor degrees, which account for 32.7% of the population.
38.5% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 38.5%
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 3786, VIC, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with the most common being society and culture at 15.2%, followed by management and commerce at 14.3% and engineering at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher average advantage score than most areas, though they tend to be smaller than average. The area is served by a single government primary school.
3.76
Higher than 56% 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).
127
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
127
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,111
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3786, VIC
1 school — 127 students, average ICSEA 1,111.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Ferny Creek Primary School, Ferny Creek | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 127 | 1,111 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3786, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3786/3786-vic/topic/education