41.3% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Arawata · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Arawata
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Arawata show a striking gap between school completion and higher degrees. While only 41.3% of people finished Year 12, about a quarter of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This suggests a population where many have bypassed traditional secondary schooling or moved into higher education later in life.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Other common outcomes include 17.5% finishing Year 11 and 12.5% finishing Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Arawata, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 11 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.3% of adults, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national average. Bachelor degrees are the most common top qualification at 39.6%.
25.3% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 25.3%
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 Arawata, Bachelor degree is the majority at 51%; Certificate III / IV is next at 34%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between the government and Catholic sectors, with an average size of 222 students.
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).
222
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Arawata
2 schools — 444 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Korumburra Primary School, Korumburra | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 343 | 973 |
| St Joseph's School, Korumburra | Catholic | Primary | 6.7 km | 101 | 1,002 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Arawata [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20054/arawata/topic/education