42.1% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forbes · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Forbes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 42.1% of residents in Forbes (Vic.) finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in early schooling is reflected in the qualifications of adults, with those holding degrees being much less common here than across Victoria.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.1% of people completed Year 12, a figure far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Roughly 18% of residents stopped at Year 11, while 15.7% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forbes, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 11 (20%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.4% of the population, which is far below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.9% of residents.
15.4% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 Forbes, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (25%) and Bachelor degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common at 21.9%, followed by architecture and building at 15.1%. Engineering and agriculture also feature prominently in the local qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, which is more than most similar areas. On average, these schools are much larger than those in other similar places and have a higher advantage score.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
635
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Forbes
4 schools — 2,538 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Catholic 2 · Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Assumption College, Kilmore | Catholic | Secondary | 5.4 km | 1,455 | 1,050 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Kilmore | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 581 | 1,049 |
| Kilmore Primary School, Kilmore | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 477 | 964 |
| International Maarif Schools of Australia – Melbourne Campus, Kilmore | Independent | Primary | 5.9 km | 25 | 1,080 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20936/forbes/topic/education