40.7% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Claretown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Claretown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Claretown finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the state. While only 40.7% of residents completed their final year of school, over a quarter of adults hold a university degree, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, with only 40.7% of the local population finishing their secondary schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Claretown, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Despite lower school completion rates, 25.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure about the same as the Australian average.
25.9% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 Claretown, Bachelor degree is the majority at 70%; Certificate III / IV is next at 30%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 31%, ahead of Society & culture (25%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is smaller than most but has a school advantage score higher than most similar 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).
23
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Claretown
1 school — 23 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bungaree Primary School, Bungaree | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 23 | 1,030 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Claretown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20565/claretown/topic/education