69.4% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3787, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3787, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 70% of adults in postcode 3787 have finished Year 12, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where university degrees and professional qualifications are common, and school completion rates have risen steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, at 69.4%. This is well above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and has risen by 6.6 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3787, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 33.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This represents a rise of 4.7 percentage points over the last ten years.
33.8% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 33.8%
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 3787, VIC, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (17.3%), followed by society and culture at 14.0% and health at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 13.89 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. Local schools are all government-run and tend to be much smaller than typical schools, with an average size of 62 students.
13.89
Higher than 87% 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).
124
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
62
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3787, VIC
2 schools — 124 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras | Government | Combined | 0.5 km | 95 | 982 |
| Sassafras Primary School, Sassafras | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 29 | 1,055 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3787, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3787/3787-vic/topic/education