49.9% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bethanga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bethanga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people hold degrees and finished high school in Bethanga than in most similar areas. While 21.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents, 49.9%, finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bethanga, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Qualified adults are more common here than in similar areas, with 34.2% holding a Certificate III or IV. The share of those with a bachelor degree or higher is 21.1%, well below the Victorian average.
21.1% ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 21.1%
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 Bethanga, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 18.2%, followed by Education and Management and commerce at 13.5% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the typical school size is very small with only 37 students. The local primary school is government-run and has a higher advantage score than most similar areas.
12.82
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
37
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,022
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 Bethanga
1 school — 37 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bethanga Primary School, Bethanga | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 37 | 1,022 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bethanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20229/bethanga/topic/education