58.8% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clunes · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Clunes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of adults in Clunes hold a bachelor degree or higher, reflecting a highly educated local population. This level of qualification is well above both the state and national figures. It creates a distinct educational profile for the area compared to similar locations.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clunes, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High academic achievement is common here, with 32.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
32.8% ▲ +42.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 32.8%
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 Clunes, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are society and culture at 14.2%, followed by management and commerce at 13.8% and health at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are predominantly small, with an average size of 44 students. There are 5 primary government schools within 3 km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas.
5.62
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality 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).
44
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,053
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clunes
5 schools — 220 students, average ICSEA 1,053.
By sector: Government 5
By type: Primary 5
| Clunes Public School, Clunes | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 86 | 1,056 |
| Eltham Public School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 59 | 1,075 |
| Corndale Public School, Corndale | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 23 | 998 |
| Eureka Public School, Eureka | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 32 | 1,084 |
| Rosebank Public School, Rosebank | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 20 | 989 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clunes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10938/clunes/topic/education