50.3% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3904, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3904, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About half of the adults in postcode 3904 have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average. While school completion rates are low, the area has a higher proportion of people with university degrees than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 6.8 percentage points since 2011 to reach 50.3%. This remains well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3904, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This is an increase of 5.9 percentage points since 2011, though it is still well below the Victorian average.
21.3% ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 3904, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most areas, with a typical size of 47 students. All schools here are government primary schools.
4.55
Higher than 61% 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).
47
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
47
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3904, VIC
1 school — 47 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Metung Primary School, Metung | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 47 | 1,034 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3904, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3904/3904-vic/topic/education