43.0% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cornishtown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cornishtown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 43% of Cornishtown residents have completed Year 12, which is the most common highest level of schooling. While the area has more people with degrees than most similar places, the proportion of residents who finished high school is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Other common stopping points include Year 10 at 17.4% and Year 11 at 16.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cornishtown, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.6% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
22.6% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Cornishtown splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (37%) and Certificate III / IV (37%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and Management and Commerce, each at 12.7%, followed by Education at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are small, with an average of 52 students, and are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
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).
52
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cornishtown
2 schools — 104 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| St Joseph's School, Chiltern | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 33 | 988 |
| Chiltern Primary School, Chiltern | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 71 | 987 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cornishtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20643/cornishtown/topic/education