45.1% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Sale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of qualified adults in Sale hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While university degrees and Year 12 completion rates are far below the state and national figures, both have risen steadily since 2011. This reflects a local workforce with a strong lean toward trade and vocational certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Sale finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, with the rate at 45.1%. This is 17 points below the Victorian average, though it has risen 7 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sale, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas; only 17.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Australian figure, though the proportion has grown by 4.7 points over the last decade.
17.3% ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 Sale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for local graduates are engineering and related subjects at 16.1%, followed by management and commerce at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Sale has a high number of schools for its size, with 10 institutions and 3.57 schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are government primary schools, with 4,139 total enrolments across the area.
10
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.57
Higher than 75% 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).
4,139
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
414
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,015
Higher than 50% 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 Sale
11 schools — 4,317 students, average ICSEA 1,015.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Wurruk Primary School, Wurruk | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 40 | 827 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Sale | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 180 | 1,045 |
| Catholic College Sale, Sale | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 872 | 1,015 |
| Sale College, Sale | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 782 | 943 |
| Gippsland Grammar, Sale | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,039 | 1,096 |
| Sale Primary School, Sale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 465 | 1,003 |
| St Thomas' School, Sale | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 289 | 1,039 |
| Guthridge Primary School, Sale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 267 | 973 |
| Sale and District Specialist School, Sale | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 101 | 937 |
| Araluen Primary School, Sale | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 104 | 946 |
| Longford Primary School, Longford | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 178 | 1,019 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051103/sale/topic/education