36.5% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Erica · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Erica
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 43% of qualified adults in Erica hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. Education levels are generally low here, with far fewer people finishing high school or earning university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This is lower than most similar areas, with 14.5% of people leaving school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Erica, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in Erica, where just 10.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
10.2% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
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 Erica, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 22.7%, followed by society and culture at 17.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one small government primary school, which has a typical size of only 8 students and a school advantage score much lower 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).
8
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
926
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Erica
1 school — 8 students, average ICSEA 926.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Rawson Primary School, Rawson | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 8 | 926 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Erica [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20881/erica/topic/education