64.4% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3806, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3806, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define postcode 3806. Over 64% of residents have finished Year 12, and more than a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. These figures reflect a steady climb in educational achievement over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 11 points since 2011 to reach 64.4%. This is well above the national figure and a little above the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3806, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 26.8% of adults, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average and rose 9.3 points since 2011.
26.8% ▲ +53.2%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →3806, VIC splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 13 schools within 3 km and a total of 11,527 enrolments. While school size and advantage scores are much higher than most areas, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
1.22
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 88% 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).
11,527
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
887
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,070
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3806, VIC
13 schools — 11,527 students, average ICSEA 1,070.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| St Michael's School, Berwick | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 441 | 1,084 |
| St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar, Berwick | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 980 | 1,155 |
| Berwick Secondary College, Berwick | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,626 | 1,027 |
| Nossal High School, Berwick | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 825 | 1,155 |
| Berwick Lodge Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 489 | 1,037 |
| Berwick Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 884 | 1,087 |
| Timbarra P-9 College, Berwick | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 594 | 1,019 |
| Harkaway Primary School, Harkaway | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 106 | 1,026 |
| Berwick Fields Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 895 | 1,047 |
| Brentwood Park Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 1,017 | 1,091 |
| Kambrya College, Berwick | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 2,369 | 1,045 |
| Berwick Chase Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 700 | 1,042 |
| St Catherine's Primary School, Berwick | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 601 | 1,108 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3806, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3806/3806-vic/topic/education