42.0% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cloverlea · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cloverlea
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Low levels of formal schooling shape daily life in Cloverlea, where only 42% of residents have completed Year 12. This is far below the national figure and reflects a community where many adults have focused on trade-based qualifications rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of Australia, with 42% finishing school compared to the national figure of 58.8%. About 21% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 19% reached Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cloverlea, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher at 9.4%, which is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. Instead, trade qualifications are the norm, as 41.8% hold a Certificate III or IV.
9.4% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Cloverlea, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (28%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering (19.8%), Health (12.1%), and Architecture and building (11%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cloverlea has more schools within 3km than about 70% of similar areas, though they are much smaller than usual. The three local schools are all government-run primary schools.
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).
73
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cloverlea
3 schools — 218 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Bona Vista Primary School, Bona Vista | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 17 | 916 |
| Ellinbank Primary School, Ellinbank | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 26 | 985 |
| Darnum Primary School, Darnum | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 175 | 1,006 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cloverlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20578/cloverlea/topic/education