41.5% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Elingamite North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Elingamite North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school or university in Elingamite North than in the rest of the state. Only 41.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This creates a local landscape where vocational training is more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the national figure, with only 41.5% of residents reaching this milestone. This is 17 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Elingamite North, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 9 or below is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 7.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
7.9% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Elingamite North, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 37%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with architecture and building being the most common at 15.2%. Engineering, health, and management and commerce each account for 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two schools within 3km, both of which are government run. These schools are smaller than most, with an average size of 97 students and a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
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.
912
Lower 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 Elingamite North
2 schools — 193 students, average ICSEA 912.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Cobden Technical School, Cobden | Government | Secondary | 7.2 km | 126 | 919 |
| Hampden P-12 School, Cobden | Government | Combined | 7.2 km | 67 | 898 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Elingamite North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20855/elingamite-north/topic/education