37.3% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bumberrah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bumberrah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Bumberrah compared to the rest of the country. Only 37.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend continues into higher education, where university degrees are quite rare.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 37.3% of people finished Year 12, a result far below Victoria's 61.8%. About 22.7% of residents stopped at Year 11, while 18.7% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bumberrah, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 11 (27%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 45.1% of the total.
8.8% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Bumberrah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 17.6%, followed by health and architecture and building, both at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most others with an average size of 84 students. Its advantage score sits around the middle for 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).
84
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bumberrah
1 school — 84 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Tambo Upper Primary School, Tambo Upper | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 84 | 1,001 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bumberrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20392/bumberrah/topic/education