47.8% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.9%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Crossley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Crossley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A notable gap in schooling levels has persisted in Crossley, where fewer than half of adults finished Year 12. Despite this, over a quarter of the population holds a bachelor's degree or higher, matching the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. For many, the highest level of school reached was Year 11 or Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Crossley, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 27.1% of the area, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This group includes those with postgraduate degrees, who account for 10.8% of residents.
27.1% ▲ +90.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Crossley splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Crossley are spread across several fields, with health being the most common at 19.2%, followed by engineering and related studies at 15%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors and have an average size of 142 students.
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).
142
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Crossley
2 schools — 283 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| St Patrick's School, Koroit | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 109 | 1,040 |
| Koroit And District Primary School, Koroit | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 174 | 988 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Crossley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20678/crossley/topic/education