35.0% ▲ +21.8%
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maryborough - Pyrenees · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Maryborough - Pyrenees
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 27 percentage points separates Maryborough - Pyrenees from Victoria in Year 12 completion rates. Only 35% of residents finished high school, which is far below the national figure. While university degrees are also uncommon here, the number of people finishing school and earning degrees has risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35% of people completed Year 12, a figure far below the 61.8% seen in Victoria. This rate has risen 6.3 points since 2011, though 22.2% of residents still list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maryborough - Pyrenees, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more common, with 38.3% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
11.0% ▲ +37.6%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Maryborough - Pyrenees, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 15.6%, followed by Society and Culture at 11.6% and Management and Commerce at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 21 schools serving 3,021 students, with 5.09 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. Most are primary schools (85.7%) and the vast majority are government-run (90.5%).
21
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.09
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3,021
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
144
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
964
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maryborough - Pyrenees
21 schools — 3,021 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Maryborough Education Centre, Maryborough | Government | Combined | — | 921 | 921 |
| Highview College, Maryborough | Independent | Secondary | — | 463 | 1,005 |
| Woady Yaloak Primary School, Smythesdale | Government | Primary | — | 326 | 993 |
| St Augustine's School, Maryborough | Catholic | Primary | — | 266 | 1,016 |
| Carisbrook Primary School, Carisbrook | Government | Primary | — | 228 | 949 |
| Beaufort Secondary College, Beaufort | Government | Secondary | — | 201 | 968 |
| Beaufort Primary School, Beaufort | Government | Primary | — | 130 | 983 |
| Avoca Primary School, Avoca | Government | Primary | — | 94 | 965 |
| Dunolly Primary School, Dunolly | Government | Primary | — | 88 | 952 |
| Napoleons Primary School, Napoleons | Government | Primary | — | 86 | 996 |
| Waubra Primary School, Waubra | Government | Primary | — | 53 | 967 |
| Timor Primary School, Timor | Government | Primary | — | 44 | 912 |
| Talbot Primary School, Talbot | Government | Primary | — | 37 | 905 |
| Linton Primary School, Linton | Government | Primary | — | 21 | 1,001 |
| Amphitheatre Primary School, Amphitheatre | Government | Primary | — | 16 | 925 |
| Cape Clear Primary School, Cape Clear | Government | Primary | — | 13 | 977 |
| Moonambel Primary School, Moonambel | Government | Primary | — | 11 | 888 |
| Landsborough Primary School, Landsborough | Government | Primary | — | 10 | 1,056 |
| Trawalla Primary School, Trawalla | Government | Primary | — | 8 | 1,024 |
| Natte Yallock Primary School, Natte Yallock | Government | Primary | — | 3 | — |
| Bealiba Primary School, Bealiba | Government | Primary | — | 2 | 850 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maryborough - Pyrenees [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20103/maryborough-pyrenees/topic/education