35.1% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dixie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dixie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 35.1% of residents in Dixie finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure. This makes the area stand out for its low level of secondary school completion. While some adults hold high-level degrees, most people here have practical certificates or have left school early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.1% of people finished Year 12, a result far below both the state and national figures. Many residents left school earlier, with 24.6% completing Year 10 and 21.9% finishing Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dixie, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 13.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.8% of the population.
13.5% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 Dixie, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Dixie are spread across various fields, with Engineering and Agriculture and Environment both accounting for 19.7% of the total. Management and Commerce follow at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government-run combined school in the area. Its size and advantage score both sit around the middle for similar 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).
246
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dixie
1 school — 246 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Terang College, Terang | Government | Combined | 6.7 km | 246 | 983 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dixie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20761/dixie/topic/education