44.3% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alvie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Alvie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Alvie hold high-level degrees compared to most similar areas. Only 9.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This reflects a local workforce more focused on practical certificates and diplomas than university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 44.3%, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 17% of residents finished Year 10, while 10.4% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alvie, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Practical qualifications are common here, with 34.7% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This contributes to the area having a much lower share of university graduates than the state and national averages.
9.9% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Alvie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Health and Society and Culture, both at 11.1%. This is followed by Agriculture and Environment at 8.3% and Creative Arts at 6.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Alvie has a very high number of schools for its population, though the typical school is much smaller than in other areas. The two local primary schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
38.46
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
58
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Alvie
2 schools — 115 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Alvie Primary School, Alvie | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 78 | 968 |
| St Brendan's School, Coragulac | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 37 | 977 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alvie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20038/alvie/topic/education