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Education & Qualifications in Arnold

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

About 48% of qualified adults in Arnold hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While some residents have high-level degrees, the community generally has lower formal schooling levels than the rest of the state.

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Where Arnold sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Arnold — lower than 54% of areas.

Arnold13.7%
3551, VIC 21.9%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 35.4% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About a quarter of residents left school in Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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35.4% —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Arnold, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 9 or below (27%) and Year 11 (20%).

Year 12 35.4% Year 9 or below 25.0% Year 11 18.8% Year 10 14.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.7% of the population, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.7% —

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Arnold, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Graduate diploma / certificate is next at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 48.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 16.0% Bachelor degree 12.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications in Arnold often studied engineering, education, or health, with each of these fields accounting for roughly a fifth or more of the total.

Field of qualification

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Arnold splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (25%) and Education (25%), with Health at 20%.

Engineering & related 20.0% Education 20.0% Health 16.0% Architecture & building 12.0% Management & commerce 12.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3km of the area, which is a common situation for about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Arnold — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Arnold [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20069/arnold/topic/education