31.6% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3851, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3851, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 3851 have finished high school and earned degrees than they did in 2011. While these numbers are rising, the area remains far below the state and national figures for education, with only 31.6% of residents completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.6% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is a rise of 6.4 percentage points since 2011, though 31.4% of residents still list Year 10 as their highest school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →3851, VIC splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 11 at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.6% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This has risen 3.9 percentage points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 39.5%.
10.6% ▲ +57.7%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 3851, VIC, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are Engineering and related subjects at 18.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 9.8% and Health at 9.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, but these schools are much smaller than usual, with an average of 58 students. All five schools within 3km are government primary schools.
6.03
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 76% 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).
289
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
58
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3851, VIC
5 schools — 289 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 5
By type: Primary 5
| Longford Primary School, Longford | Government | Primary | 16.8 km | 178 | 1,019 |
| Cobains Primary School, Cobains | Government | Primary | 20.2 km | 46 | 939 |
| Airly Primary School, Airly | Government | Primary | 25.7 km | 18 | 954 |
| Bundalaguah Primary School, Bundalaguah | Government | Primary | 31.5 km | 26 | 941 |
| Loch Sport Primary School, Loch Sport | Government | Primary | 31.8 km | 21 | 910 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3851, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3851/3851-vic/topic/education