34.6% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clarkes Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Clarkes Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A shift in educational levels is evident in Clarkes Hill, where 19% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. While this is higher than most similar areas, the community still sees a very low number of people finishing Year 12 compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Many residents stopped their schooling earlier, with about 32.7% finishing Year 11 and 30.8% finishing Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Clarkes Hill splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (33%) and Year 11 (31%), with Year 10 at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.3% of residents. While 19% have a bachelor degree or higher, this is still well below the national figure of 26.3%.
19.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 Clarkes Hill, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 46%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across various fields, led by Agriculture and Environment at 30%, followed by Engineering and Health, which both sit at 20%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are very small, with an average of just 14 students, and have a school advantage score much 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).
14
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,042
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clarkes Hill
2 schools — 27 students, average ICSEA 1,042.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| St Mary's School, Clarkes Hill | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 17 | 1,002 |
| Glen Park Primary School, Glen Park | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 10 | 1,110 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clarkes Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20568/clarkes-hill/topic/education