37.4% ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Camperdown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Camperdown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Camperdown have completed high school than in most other areas. Only 37.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a local workforce where many people entered trades or employment early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 37.4% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. In contrast, 18.7% of people left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Camperdown, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 9 or below (20%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.3% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.8% of residents.
13.3% ▲ +42.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Camperdown, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with health (13.5%) and engineering (13.4%) being the most common, followed by education at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local children have good access to education, with 5.77 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most similar areas. The average school advantage score of 1,011 is also higher than most areas.
5.77
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
312
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,011
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Camperdown
3 schools — 935 students, average ICSEA 1,011.
By sector: Catholic 2 · Government 1
By type: Secondary 1 · Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Mercy Regional College, Camperdown | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 341 | 1,026 |
| Camperdown College, Camperdown | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 381 | 983 |
| St Patrick's School, Camperdown | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 213 | 1,035 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Camperdown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20460/camperdown/topic/education