29.5% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rosedale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Rosedale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 29.5% of Rosedale residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the Victorian and national averages. This makes it one of the areas with the lowest school completion rates in the region. While the number of people finishing high school has risen since 2011, overall qualification levels remain low.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, though it rose 5 points since 2011. The most common highest year of school reached here is Year 10, at 31.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Rosedale splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 11 at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.1% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.9% of residents.
9.1% ▲ +51.5%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Rosedale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related fields at 16.1%, followed by Society and Culture at 9.4% and Health at 9.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 4 primary government schools in the area, providing a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. However, these schools are among the smallest, with an average size of 63 students.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.19
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Lower than 75% 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).
250
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
63
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 79% 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 Rosedale
10 schools — 699 students, average ICSEA 960.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 10
| Rosedale Primary School, Rosedale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 99 | 962 |
| Nambrok Denison Primary School, Nambrok | Government | Primary | 15.2 km | 79 | 963 |
| Gormandale And District Primary School, Gormandale | Government | Primary | 15.5 km | 48 | 940 |
| Cowwarr Primary School, Cowwarr | Government | Primary | 20.0 km | 24 | 917 |
| Toongabbie Primary School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 20.0 km | 55 | 964 |
| Glengarry Primary School, Glengarry | Government | Primary | 20.5 km | 145 | 990 |
| Heyfield Primary School, Heyfield | Government | Primary | 21.7 km | 122 | 956 |
| St Michael's School, Heyfield | Catholic | Primary | 21.8 km | 61 | 1,010 |
| Wurruk Primary School, Wurruk | Government | Primary | 22.6 km | 40 | 827 |
| Bundalaguah Primary School, Bundalaguah | Government | Primary | 25.4 km | 26 | 941 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rosedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051102/rosedale/topic/education