36.4% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Airly · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Airly
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Airly, where 33.3% of adults hold one. This is an area where fewer people have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Overall, education levels in Airly are far below the national and state averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is lower than most similar areas, with 21.2% of people having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Airly, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 11.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national average of 26.3%. While 19.2% of the population has a bachelor degree, no one in Airly holds a postgraduate degree.
11.7% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Airly, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Airly are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 14.1%. Management and commerce follow at 10.3%, while Agriculture and environment make up 9.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Airly has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though they are much smaller than most areas with an average size of 55 students. All schools here are government-run, consisting of primary and combined schools.
30.30
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
55
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Airly
3 schools — 165 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Airly Primary School, Airly | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 18 | 954 |
| Cobains Primary School, Cobains | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 46 | 939 |
| Sale and District Specialist School, Sale | Government | Combined | 6.4 km | 101 | 937 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Airly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20014/airly/topic/education