34.3% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Calulu · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Calulu
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 35% of people in Calulu have completed Year 12, which is far below the national and state figures. This gap in formal schooling is paired with a low rate of university degrees, though many adults have earned trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Many residents left school earlier, with nearly 30% completing Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Calulu, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 11 (34%) and Year 10 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 13.7% of adults, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.5% of the population.
13.7% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 Calulu, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, 18.7% studied engineering and related fields. Agriculture and environment and health are also common, each accounting for 11% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. The typical school size here is 122 students, which is lower than most 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).
122
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Calulu
1 school — 122 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Lindenow Primary School, Lindenow | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 122 | 984 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Calulu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20451/calulu/topic/education