49.2% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clydesdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Clydesdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 34% of adults in Clydesdale hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This high level of higher education stands in contrast to school completion rates, which are much lower than across Victoria and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 49.2% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. The most common highest year of school finished in the area is Year 12, followed by Year 11 and Year 10 at 22% each.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clydesdale, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 11 (20%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a much higher proportion of university-educated adults than most similar places. While 33.9% hold a degree or higher, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 39% of residents.
33.9% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 33.9%
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 Clydesdale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are diverse, with Engineering and related fields being the most common at 19.5%. Creative arts follow at 14.6%, with Agriculture and environment accounting for 9.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is smaller than most schools of its type. Despite its size, it has a school advantage score that is much higher than most 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).
16
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,047
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clydesdale
1 school — 16 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Yandoit Primary School, Yandoit | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 16 | 1,047 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clydesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20584/clydesdale/topic/education