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Capels Crossing · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Capels Crossing

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Just 21.1% of people in Capels Crossing finished Year 12, a figure far below both the Victorian and national averages. This reflects a community where very few residents hold higher education degrees, with most adults instead holding practical certificates.

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Where Capels Crossing sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Capels Crossing — lower than 99% of areas.

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3579, VIC 9.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 21.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is among the lowest levels for this area and far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.

Completed Year 12

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Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Capels Crossing splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 11 (35%), with Year 10 at 25%.

Year 12 21.1% Year 11 18.4% Year 10 13.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 35.7% of adults.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Capels Crossing, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 71%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 29%.

Certificate III / IV 35.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Capels Crossing are most often in agriculture and environment (21.4%), followed by engineering and health at 14.3% each.

Field of qualification

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In Capels Crossing, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 43%, followed by Engineering & related (29%) and Health (29%).

Agriculture & environment 21.4% Engineering & related 14.3% Health 14.3%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Capels Crossing — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Capels Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20477/capels-crossing/topic/education