33.9% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Agnes · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower qualification levels than most similar areas define Agnes, where only 6.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The area's educational profile is modest, with only 33.9% of residents having completed Year 12.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. A quarter of residents stopped at Year 10, and 21.4% reached Year 11.
33.9% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Agnes, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (24%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare here, with the 6.6% bachelor degree rate sitting far below the Australian average. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV (30.8%) or a diploma (17.9%).
6.6% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Agnes, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 30%.
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, Engineering is the most common field at 23.1%, followed by Agriculture and environment at 15.4%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most other schools with an average size of 32 students. This school also has a lower advantage score than most areas.
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).
32
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 32 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Welshpool and District Primary School, Welshpool | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 32 | 974 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Agnes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20010/agnes/topic/education