62.3% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Drummond North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Drummond North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A bachelor degree or higher is the most common top qualification for 27.8% of adults in Drummond North. This is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a well-educated population. The community shows strong educational attainment across the board, with high rates of secondary school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than six out of ten people have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Drummond North, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification level is a bachelor degree for 32.2% of residents, which is a little above the Australian average. This result is consistent with the high number of adults holding a degree or higher.
27.8% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 27.8%
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 Drummond North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in society and culture at 17.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.7% and management and commerce at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local primary school is much smaller than those in most areas, with a typical size of 69 students. This government school also has an advantage score that is much higher than most 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).
69
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,074
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Drummond North
1 school — 69 students, average ICSEA 1,074.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Malmsbury Primary School, Malmsbury | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 69 | 1,074 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Drummond North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20799/drummond-north/topic/education