60.8% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Michelago · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Michelago
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees shape the daily life of Michelago, where 60.8% of people have completed Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas, contributing to a well-qualified local population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is a little above the state and national figures, with 60.8% of residents finishing high school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Michelago, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national average.
26.8% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Michelago splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (36%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 18.2%, followed by management and commerce at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the only local school is a small government primary school.
6.41
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
45
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Michelago
1 school — 45 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Michelago Public School, Michelago | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 45 | 990 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Michelago [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12609/michelago/topic/education