38.5% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clarkefield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Clarkefield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 38.5% of people in Clarkefield finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap is reflected in the qualifications of adults, where those with a university degree are much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is notably low here, with 38.5% finishing Year 12, far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Roughly 20.6% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 17.4% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clarkefield, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 11.2% of adults, far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35% of people.
11.2% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
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 Clarkefield, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 15.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.1% and health at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3 km of the area, both of which are government-run. These schools have a typical size of 167 students and an advantage score that is higher than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
167
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,035
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clarkefield
2 schools — 333 students, average ICSEA 1,035.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Bolinda Primary School, Bolinda | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 48 | 1,004 |
| Riddells Creek Primary School, Riddells Creek | Government | Primary | 10.8 km | 285 | 1,040 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clarkefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20567/clarkefield/topic/education