37.6% ▲ +23.1%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maffra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Maffra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Maffra have finished school and earned degrees than they did in 2011, though levels remain low. Only 37.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While qualifications are rising, the area still sees far fewer university degrees than most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen by 7 points since 2011 to 37.6%, though this is still far below the 58.8% national average. About 14.1% of people here left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maffra, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.6% of the population, which is far below the Victorian figure of 29.2%. This figure rose by 3.4 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 41.0%.
12.6% ▲ +37.3%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
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 Maffra, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 17.9%, followed by health at 10.6% and society and culture at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Maffra has 11 schools, which is among the largest number for an area of this size. Most are primary schools (90.9%) and government-run (72.7%), though the typical school size of 155 students is much lower than most areas.
11
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.03
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Lower than 57% 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).
1,709
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
155
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 71% 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 Maffra
16 schools — 2,959 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 13 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Boisdale Consolidated School, Boisdale | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 187 | 979 |
| St Mary's School, Maffra | Catholic | Primary | 14.1 km | 176 | 1,026 |
| Maffra Primary School, Maffra | Government | Primary | 14.3 km | 230 | 979 |
| Maffra Secondary College, Maffra | Government | Secondary | 14.7 km | 549 | 942 |
| St Michael's School, Heyfield | Catholic | Primary | 15.9 km | 61 | 1,010 |
| Heyfield Primary School, Heyfield | Government | Primary | 15.9 km | 122 | 956 |
| Briagolong Primary School, Briagolong | Government | Primary | 16.6 km | 84 | 955 |
| St Patrick's School, Stratford | Catholic | Primary | 21.0 km | 164 | 1,015 |
| Bundalaguah Primary School, Bundalaguah | Government | Primary | 21.6 km | 26 | 941 |
| Stratford Primary School, Stratford | Government | Primary | 21.6 km | 92 | 978 |
| Cowwarr Primary School, Cowwarr | Government | Primary | 23.4 km | 24 | 917 |
| Airly Primary School, Airly | Government | Primary | 27.6 km | 18 | 954 |
| Sale and District Specialist School, Sale | Government | Combined | 29.8 km | 101 | 937 |
| Gippsland Grammar, Sale | Independent | Combined | 30.6 km | 1,039 | 1,096 |
| Wurruk Primary School, Wurruk | Government | Primary | 30.8 km | 40 | 827 |
| Cobains Primary School, Cobains | Government | Primary | 32.5 km | 46 | 939 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maffra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051101/maffra/topic/education