33.6% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Donald · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Donald
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Donald finished high school compared to most areas, with only 33.6% completing Year 12. This gap is seen across the board, as the town also has a much lower share of university degrees than the state and national figures. Education levels here are generally lower than in similar regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Other common highest school years include Year 10 at 20% and Year 11 at 18.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Donald, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 9.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.9% of people.
9.5% ▲ +16.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Donald, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 12.2%, followed by Health at 11.1% and Management and commerce at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Donald has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school is much smaller, with an average of 67 students.
12.99
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
67
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Donald
3 schools — 202 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Donald Primary School, Donald | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 81 | 964 |
| Donald High School, Donald | Government | Secondary | 8.1 km | 93 | 968 |
| St Mary's School, Donald | Catholic | Primary | 8.2 km | 28 | 1,001 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Donald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20770/donald/topic/education