55.1% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Faraday · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Faraday
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Faraday shows a notable gap in school completion, with the 55.1% of residents who finished Year 12 falling well below both the state and national figures. However, a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Victorian average of 61.8%. Other common outcomes include Year 10 at 23.4% and Year 11 at 12.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Faraday, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.7% of adults, a figure that is about the same as the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.5% of residents.
25.7% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 Faraday, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 15.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 10.3%. Agriculture, education, and management each account for 8.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is much smaller than most areas with an average size of 73 students. This school has an advantage score of 1,015, which is 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).
73
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,015
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Faraday
1 school — 73 students, average ICSEA 1,015.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Harcourt Valley Primary School, Harcourt | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 73 | 1,015 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Faraday [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20907/faraday/topic/education