29.2% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dutton Way · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dutton Way
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Dutton Way compared to the rest of the state. Only 29.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is a gap of over 30 points below the national figure. This trend is reflected in the low number of university degrees held across the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 29.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Other common highest levels of schooling include Year 11 at 26.4% and Year 10 at 25%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Dutton Way splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (32%) and Year 11 (29%), with Year 10 at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare, with only 6.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 68.3%.
6.4% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Dutton Way, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 31.7% and Health at 22%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km of the area. This school is much smaller than most others, with a typical size of 36 students.
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).
36
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dutton Way
1 school — 36 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bolwarra Primary School, Bolwarra | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 36 | 979 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dutton Way [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20820/dutton-way/topic/education