38.7% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Branxholme · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Branxholme
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Branxholme, held by 37.8% of residents. This is a place where fewer people have finished high school compared to the rest of the state. Only 38.7% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure at 38.7%. Other common highest school levels include Year 10 at 23.4% and Year 11 at 16.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Branxholme, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.7% of the population, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
14.7% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.7%
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 Branxholme, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Agriculture and environment at 19.6%, followed by Engineering and Health, which both sit at 13.5%.
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 they are among the smallest at an average size of 10 students. There is one government primary school within 3km.
27.03
Higher than 92% 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).
10
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
964
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Branxholme
1 school — 10 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Branxholme-Wallacedale Community School, Branxholme | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 10 | 964 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Branxholme [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20322/branxholme/topic/education