49.2% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3918, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3918, 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 in postcode 3918, held by 40.5% of residents. While a growing number of people have finished school and earned degrees, the area still sits well below state and national levels for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents (49.2%) have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. However, this has improved significantly, rising 11 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3918, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 15.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This rate has climbed 5.9 points since 2011.
15.8% ▲ +58.8%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 3918, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 18.7%, followed by society and culture, management and commerce, and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has very few educational facilities, with only one primary school that is much smaller than most others, averaging just 78 students.
1.36
Lower than 86% 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).
78
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
78
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3918, VIC
1 school — 78 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bittern Primary School, Bittern | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 78 | 978 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3918, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3918/3918-vic/topic/education