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Education & Qualifications in Boorcan

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

Middle-of-the-road results for similar areas define education in Boorcan, though it lags behind state and national figures. Only 47% of residents have finished Year 12, and university degrees are far less common here than across Victoria.

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Where Boorcan sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.1% ▲ +34.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boorcan — higher than 59% of areas.

Boorcan17.1%
3265, VIC 14.3%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian figure, with 47% of people finishing school. About a quarter of residents stopped after Year 10 or 11.

Completed Year 12

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47.0% ▲ +24.0%

Higher than 55% 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 Boorcan, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (24%).

Year 12 47.0% Year 10 25.0% Year 11 24.0% Year 9 or below 4.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.1% of the population, which is well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.8% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.1% ▲ +34.9%

Higher than 59% 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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Boorcan splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (38%) and Bachelor degree (37%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 25%.

Certificate III / IV 32.8% Bachelor degree 31.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 21.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are most often in agriculture and environment, accounting for 31.1% of those with a degree or certificate. Management, commerce, society and culture each follow at 14.8%.

Field of qualification

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In Boorcan, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 33%, followed by Management & commerce (16%) and Society & culture (16%).

Agriculture & environment 31.1% Management & commerce 14.8% Society & culture 14.8% Education 11.5% Engineering & related 6.6% Health 6.6% Natural & physical sciences 4.9% Architecture & building 4.9%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than 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 Boorcan — 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 Boorcan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20294/boorcan/topic/education