32.4% ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Casterton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Casterton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Casterton have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 32.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This trend of lower formal schooling is mirrored in the local qualification rates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.4% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. Other common outcomes include 20.8% reaching Year 10 and 20.5% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Casterton, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 10.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria, while Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification at 36.1%.
10.1% ▲ +37.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Casterton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Health at 14.8% and Engineering at 11.9%. Other notable areas of study include Society and Culture, Management and Commerce, and Education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of 82 students. Despite this, Casterton has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than similar areas, with three schools located within 3km.
16.67
Higher than 86% 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).
82
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Casterton
3 schools — 247 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Casterton Secondary College, Casterton | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 106 | 960 |
| Casterton Primary School, Casterton | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 100 | 969 |
| Sacred Heart School, Casterton | Catholic | Primary | 7.2 km | 41 | 995 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Casterton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20513/casterton/topic/education