64.6% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Falls Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Falls Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher schooling and qualification rates than most similar areas mark Falls Creek. About 65% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This educational trend is mirrored in the local schools, which have a much higher advantage score than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is 64.6%, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Falls Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 11 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.9% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still a little below the national average.
23.9% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Falls Creek splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 12%, followed by food, hospitality and personal services at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is provided by two government schools, with an average size of just 44 students, which is much lower than most areas.
38.46
Higher than 99% 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).
44
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,065
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Falls Creek
2 schools — 44 students, average ICSEA 1,065.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Falls Creek Primary School, Falls Creek | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 44 | 1,065 |
| Outdoor School, Bogong | Government | Combined | 8.5 km | — | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Falls Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20906/falls-creek/topic/education