50.0% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forrest · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Forrest
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Forrest have shifted over time, with a quarter of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. While a high number of residents have university degrees compared to similar areas, fewer people have finished Year 12 than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 61.8% figure for Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forrest, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas though still a little below the national average.
25.2% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 25.2%
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 Forrest, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in society and culture at 17.1%, followed by health at 13.8% and management and commerce at 8.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though they are much smaller than most areas with a typical size of just 30 students.
27.03
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
30
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Forrest
1 school — 30 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 30 | 1,009 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20939/forrest/topic/education