36.3% ▲ +55.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Echuca West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Echuca West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Echuca West finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 36.3% completing Year 12. This trend carries through to higher education, where the area has a very low rate of university degrees. Overall, the local workforce relies more on vocational training than academic qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Around 13.4% of the population left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Echuca West, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 6.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, nearly half of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
6.1% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Echuca West, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 20.7%, followed by health at 11.1% and management and commerce at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These include a mix of government and Catholic schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
359
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Echuca West
4 schools — 1,437 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Echuca Twin Rivers Primary School, Echuca | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 179 | 902 |
| Echuca Twin Rivers Specialist School, Echuca | Government | Combined | 6.7 km | 106 | 885 |
| St Mary's School, Echuca | Catholic | Primary | 7.0 km | 568 | 1,041 |
| Echuca College, Echuca | Government | Secondary | 7.5 km | 584 | 928 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Echuca West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20840/echuca-west/topic/education