58.6% ▲ +54.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Diggers Rest · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Diggers Rest
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong focus on practical skills defines the learning landscape in Diggers Rest, where 32% of adults hold a Certificate III or IV. While schooling rates are about the same as the national figure, the area has a higher proportion of university graduates than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 58.6%, which is much higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure, though well below the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Diggers Rest, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is higher than most similar areas, but remains well below both the state and national figures.
22.1% ▲ +178.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Diggers Rest, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 17.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9 schools within 3km, more than 81% of similar areas. Most are government primary schools, and the average school size of 446 is higher than most areas.
0.84
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
446
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,023
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Diggers Rest
9 schools — 4,013 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Diggers Rest Primary School, Diggers Rest | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 560 | 1,034 |
| Sunbury Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 400 | 1,056 |
| Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School, Sunbury | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 283 | 998 |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School, Sunbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 431 | 1,065 |
| Sunbury Downs Secondary College, Sunbury | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 789 | 1,005 |
| Sunbury Heights Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 495 | 983 |
| Sunbury West Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 230 | 1,004 |
| Killara Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 317 | 1,017 |
| Cana Catholic Primary School, Hillside | Catholic | Primary | 9.2 km | 508 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Diggers Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20754/diggers-rest/topic/education