23.4% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Argyle · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Argyle
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 23.4% of people in Argyle finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average. This is an area where few adults hold university degrees, with the typical resident having a different kind of training. Most people here have a Certificate III or IV instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 23.4% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Many residents left school earlier, with 20.3% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Argyle splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (28%) and Year 10 (28%), with Year 9 or below at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, as only 6.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 36% of people.
6.1% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Argyle, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 14.4%, followed by health at 9.6%.
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 government and Catholic sectors and are generally smaller than most.
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).
116
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
976
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Argyle
2 schools — 232 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Heathcote Primary School, Heathcote | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 150 | 961 |
| Holy Rosary School, Heathcote | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 82 | 1,004 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Argyle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20065/argyle/topic/education