38.7% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Colbinabbin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Colbinabbin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Colbinabbin than in the rest of the state. Only 38.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This creates a significant gap in formal education levels compared to both the state and the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the Australian average of 58.8%. While 38.7% finished school, others stopped earlier, with 15.1% reaching Year 10 and 12.9% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Colbinabbin, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (19%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 14.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.6% of people.
14.4% ▲ +34.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 Colbinabbin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Colbinabbin are spread across several fields, with Health being the most common at 12.8%. Other notable fields include Agriculture and environment at 9.8% and Engineering at 7.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar places. There is one government primary school in the area, which is much smaller than the usual school size.
15.38
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
59
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,026
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Colbinabbin
1 school — 59 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Colbinabbin Primary School, Colbinabbin | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 59 | 1,026 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Colbinabbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20611/colbinabbin/topic/education