60.5% —
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Diggers Rest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Diggers Rest
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A shift in local skills is evident in Diggers Rest, where 22.9% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. While school completion rates sit near the middle for similar areas, the region has a notable gap in higher university qualifications compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is a little below the Victorian figure but a little above the Australian average. Most people who did not finish Year 12 stopped at Year 10 or 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Diggers Rest, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are more practical here, with 31.8% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. The proportion of people with bachelor degrees is well below both the state and national levels.
22.9% —
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Diggers Rest, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has only one school, which is a government primary school, meaning there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.89
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Lower than 79% 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).
560
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
560
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
Higher than 58% 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 Diggers Rest
9 schools — 4,013 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Diggers Rest Primary School, Diggers Rest | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 560 | 1,034 |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School, Sunbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 431 | 1,065 |
| Sunbury Downs Secondary College, Sunbury | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 789 | 1,005 |
| Sunbury Heights Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 495 | 983 |
| Sunbury Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 400 | 1,056 |
| Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School, Sunbury | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 283 | 998 |
| Sunbury West Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 230 | 1,004 |
| Killara Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 317 | 1,017 |
| Cana Catholic Primary School, Hillside | Catholic | Primary | 10.0 km | 508 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Diggers Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210041539/diggers-rest/topic/education