35.1% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Numurkah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Numurkah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Numurkah have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 35.1% of people finished Year 12, though this is 7.2 percentage points higher than in 2011. This trend of growing qualifications is also seen in university degrees, which rose to 10.2% over the same period.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. For those who did not finish Year 12, the next most common highest year of schooling was Year 10 at 22.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Numurkah, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.2% 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 38.7% of residents.
10.2% ▲ +42.3%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
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 Numurkah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most often in Engineering and related fields at 15.3%, followed by Health at 11.2% and Management and Commerce at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Numurkah has 10 schools, which is among the largest number of schools for areas of this level. These schools are typically much smaller than most areas, with an average size of 179 students.
10
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.61
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Lower than 66% 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).
1,791
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
179
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 70% 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 Numurkah
13 schools — 2,041 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 3
| St Mary of the Angels College, Nathalia | Catholic | Secondary | 8.0 km | 562 | 1,009 |
| St Francis' School, Nathalia | Catholic | Primary | 8.1 km | 97 | 1,006 |
| Nathalia Primary School, Nathalia | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 165 | 965 |
| Nathalia Secondary College, Nathalia | Government | Secondary | 8.2 km | 120 | 924 |
| Katunga Primary School, Katunga | Government | Primary | 17.4 km | 95 | 962 |
| Numurkah Secondary College, Numurkah | Government | Secondary | 18.7 km | 263 | 935 |
| St Joseph's School, Numurkah | Catholic | Primary | 18.9 km | 248 | 999 |
| Numurkah Primary School, Numurkah | Government | Primary | 19.2 km | 152 | 934 |
| Strathmerton Primary School, Strathmerton | Government | Primary | 21.3 km | 58 | 954 |
| Wunghnu Primary School, Wunghnu | Government | Primary | 22.5 km | 31 | 907 |
| Tocumwal Public School, Tocumwal | Government | Primary | 34.5 km | 154 | 1,002 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Tocumwal | Catholic | Primary | 35.0 km | 20 | 993 |
| Katandra West Primary School, Katandra West | Government | Primary | 36.6 km | 76 | 971 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Numurkah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216021413/numurkah/topic/education