53.2% ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bright - Mount Beauty · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bright - Mount Beauty
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Bright - Mount Beauty sits around the middle of similar areas for its education levels, though recent years have seen a steady climb in qualifications. Roughly 53% of residents have finished Year 12, and nearly a quarter of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates have risen 11 points since 2011 to reach 53.2%. This figure is still well below the Victorian average of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bright - Mount Beauty, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education has grown, with bachelor degrees or above rising 8.6 points since 2011 to 23.9%. This is a little below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV remains the most common qualification at 28.2%.
23.9% ▲ +56.6%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 Bright - Mount Beauty, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 13.4% and engineering at 13.3%. Education and health also feature strongly, at 11.0% and 10.7% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
With 11 government schools, this area has among the highest number of schools per 1,000 children for its level. While the average school advantage score is higher than most areas, the typical school is much smaller, with about 116 students.
11
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
8.11
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,046
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
116
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bright - Mount Beauty
11 schools — 1,046 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 11
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Wandiligong Primary School, Wandiligong | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 40 | 1,070 |
| Harrietville Primary School, Harrietville | Government | Primary | 9.7 km | 29 | 1,097 |
| Bright P-12 College, Bright | Government | Combined | 11.3 km | 514 | 1,054 |
| Porepunkah Primary School, Porepunkah | Government | Primary | 16.1 km | 103 | 1,056 |
| Mount Beauty Secondary College, Mount Beauty | Government | Secondary | 19.8 km | 153 | 1,040 |
| Mount Beauty Primary School, Mount Beauty | Government | Primary | 20.1 km | 90 | 1,056 |
| Tawonga Primary School, Tawonga | Government | Primary | 21.6 km | 50 | 1,007 |
| Outdoor School, Bogong | Government | Combined | 22.3 km | — | — |
| Falls Creek Primary School, Falls Creek | Government | Primary | 27.0 km | 44 | 1,065 |
| School for Student Leadership, Dinner Plain | Government | Secondary | 31.7 km | — | — |
| Dederang Primary School, Dederang | Government | Primary | 40.7 km | 23 | 985 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bright - Mount Beauty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204031069/bright-mount-beauty/topic/education