37.8% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ardmona · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ardmona
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common high-level achievement in Ardmona, held by 33.5% of adults. This is a place where far fewer people finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 37.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is much lower than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 37.8% of people finished Year 12, a result far below both the state and national figures. Roughly 19.8% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 15.8% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ardmona, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 13.5%, which is far below the Victorian average. This figure sits around the middle when compared to similar areas.
13.5% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 Ardmona, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Engineering (15.8%) and Management and Commerce (12.9%). Health, Agriculture, and Education each account for about 7.7% to 8.6% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 5 primary schools within 3 km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. However, the average school size of 143 is lower than most areas, and the average school advantage score is much lower than most.
12.66
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
143
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
921
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ardmona
5 schools — 717 students, average ICSEA 921.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5
| Ardmona Primary School, Ardmona | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 8 | 885 |
| Mooroopna Park Primary School, Mooroopna | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 168 | 839 |
| St Mary's School, Mooroopna | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 272 | 987 |
| Mooroopna North Primary School, Mooroopna | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 32 | 948 |
| Mooroopna Primary School, Mooroopna | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 237 | 900 |
Sources
More for Ardmona
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ardmona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20063/ardmona/topic/education