43.3% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3824, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3824, 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 for adults in postcode 3824, held by 38.1% of the population. While university degrees are far less common than the national figure, the area has seen a steady climb in education levels over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen by 8.5 points since 2011 to reach 43.3%. Despite this growth, this figure remains far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3824, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national figure. This proportion has risen slightly by 3.5 points since 2011.
15.6% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 3824, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are engineering and related subjects at 16.9%, followed by management and commerce at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local education is provided by four schools within 3km, with government schools making up 75% of the sector. Most of these are primary schools, serving 1,164 enrolments in total.
3.87
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher 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).
1,164
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
291
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3824, VIC
4 schools — 1,164 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Trafalgar Primary School, Trafalgar | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 359 | 986 |
| Trafalgar High School, Trafalgar | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 682 | 999 |
| St Joseph's School, Trafalgar | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 103 | 1,007 |
| Narracan Primary School, Narracan | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 20 | 965 |
Sources
More for 3824, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3824, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3824/3824-vic/topic/education