35.1% ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Edenhope · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Edenhope
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Edenhope have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 35.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national averages, with only 35.1% of people finishing. About 22.5% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 16.7% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Edenhope, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 11.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.7% of residents.
11.9% ▲ +36.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Edenhope, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with health being the most common at 12.6%. Engineering and related studies follow at 11.5%, while management and commerce account for 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Edenhope has 16.39 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. The local schools are small, with an average size of 97 students, and are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
16.39
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
97
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Edenhope
2 schools — 193 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| St Malachy's School, Edenhope | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 65 | 1,027 |
| Edenhope College, Edenhope | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 128 | 977 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Edenhope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20844/edenhope/topic/education