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Education & Qualifications in Dreeite

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Education levels in Dreeite have remained low over the last decade. Only 21.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This pattern of lower school completion is reflected in the few residents holding university degrees.

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Where Dreeite sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.9% ▼ -18.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dreeite — lower than 82% of areas.

Dreeite6.9%
3249, VIC 13.6%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just over one in five people finished Year 12, a figure far below the 61.8% seen in Victoria. Many residents left school earlier, with 28.6% finishing at Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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21.4% ▼ -26.2%

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Dreeite splits fairly evenly between Year 9 or below (30%) and Year 10 (26%), with Year 12 at 23%.

Year 9 or below 28.6% Year 10 25.0% Year 12 21.4% Year 11 19.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are rare here, with only 6.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.9% ▼ -18.0%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Dreeite, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 40.0% Bachelor degree 13.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the focus is heavily on practical fields. Agriculture and environment as well as health are the most common areas of study, each accounting for 23.3% of qualifications.

Field of qualification

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Dreeite splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (32%) and Health (32%), with Engineering & related at 23%.

Agriculture & environment 23.3% Health 23.3% Engineering & related 16.7% Architecture & building 10.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Dreeite — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dreeite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20784/dreeite/topic/education