49.7% ▲ +45.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Arcadia · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Arcadia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Arcadia have shifted over the last decade, though qualifications remain lower than the state average. While more people hold degrees than in many similar areas, the typical resident is less likely to have finished high school than those across Victoria.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 49.7%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, but still well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Arcadia, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 17.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
17.7% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 Arcadia, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with engineering and related subjects being the most common at 16.2%, followed by management and commerce at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school. This school is smaller than those in most similar areas, though it has a higher advantage score.
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).
121
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,023
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Arcadia
1 school — 121 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Toolamba Primary School, Toolamba | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 121 | 1,023 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Arcadia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20056/arcadia/topic/education