45.0% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Castella · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Castella
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Castella finished high school compared to the state or national figures. While 45% of residents completed Year 12, the area shows a strong lean towards vocational training, with nearly 40% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV qualification.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%. This is around the middle for similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Castella, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 11 (20%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 18% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 39.5%.
18.0% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 18.0%
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 Castella, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (17%) and Bachelor degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are Engineering and related subjects at 23.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.8% and Health at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary school within 3km of the area, which is a government school. This school is among the smallest at its level with an average size of just 15 students.
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).
15
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Castella
1 school — 15 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Toolangi Primary School, Toolangi | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 15 | 999 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Castella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20512/castella/topic/education