50.8% ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Buffalo River · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Buffalo River
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just over half of residents in Buffalo River have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. While university degrees are more common here than in comparable places, levels of schooling and higher qualifications remain well below the Victorian and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 50.8% of people completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Other residents reached Year 10 (15%) or Year 11 (14.6%) as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Buffalo River, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 19.4% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is higher than most similar areas, though well below the national average of 26.3%. Trade certificates are the most common qualification, held by 34.2% of people.
19.4% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 Buffalo River, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in engineering and related fields (20.5%) or health (17.4%). Education and management and commerce each account for 9.9% of degrees and certificates.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one Catholic secondary school, which is smaller than the usual school in similar areas. This school has an advantage score of 1,019, which is higher than most other schools in similar areas.
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).
145
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,019
Higher 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 Buffalo River
1 school — 145 students, average ICSEA 1,019.
By sector: Catholic 1
By type: Secondary 1
| Marian College, Myrtleford | Catholic | Secondary | 13.1 km | 145 | 1,019 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buffalo River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20376/buffalo-river/topic/education