33.0% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eskdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eskdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common credential in Eskdale, where only 33% of residents finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, marking the area as one where few people have completed high school or higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 23% of residents finished Year 10, while 18.5% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eskdale, the largest group is Year 12 at 35%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is just 8.7%, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.7% ▲ +16.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Eskdale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related services being the most common at 15%, followed by Agriculture and environment at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary government schools within 3km, though they are among the smallest for their level with an average of only 16 students.
28.57
Higher than 93% 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).
16
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eskdale
2 schools — 32 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Eskdale Primary School, Eskdale | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 23 | 1,016 |
| Mitta Mitta Primary School, Mitta Mitta | Government | Primary | 13.6 km | 9 | 972 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eskdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20883/eskdale/topic/education