49.3% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eppalock · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eppalock
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees than most similar areas shape the educational landscape of Eppalock. While 18.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, this is still well below the national figure. The area is served by a single, small government primary school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Roughly half of residents, 49.3%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains far below the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eppalock, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 35.9%.
18.4% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 Eppalock, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications here at 19.3%, followed by society and culture at 11.5% and management and commerce at 11.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most other schools. This school has an advantage score of 1,043, which is much higher than most 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).
49
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,043
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eppalock
1 school — 49 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Eppalock Primary School, Axe Creek | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 49 | 1,043 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eppalock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20877/eppalock/topic/education