38.1% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bushy Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bushy Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have completed high school in Bushy Park than in most similar areas. Only 38.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap is reflected in the qualification levels, where university degrees are also much less common than across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, with only 38.1% of people finishing their final year. Around 26.2% of residents left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bushy Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.3%, which is far below the national average of 26.3%. A bachelor degree is the most common high-level qualification at 28%.
16.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
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 Bushy Park, Bachelor degree is the majority at 70%; Certificate III / IV is next at 30%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are agriculture and environment at 16%, followed by engineering and education, which both sit at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These are both government schools, though they are smaller and have lower advantage scores than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
136
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bushy Park
2 schools — 271 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Boisdale Consolidated School, Boisdale | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 187 | 979 |
| Briagolong Primary School, Briagolong | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 84 | 955 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bushy Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20429/bushy-park/topic/education