53.0% ▲ +48.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Freeburgh · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Freeburgh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A modest shift in schooling patterns has shaped the local profile of Freeburgh. While more than half of residents finished Year 12, this is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. The area stands out for having a high number of university-qualified adults compared to similar small towns.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 61.8% seen in Victoria. Other common outcomes include 18.3% finishing Year 10 and 16.5% leaving at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Freeburgh, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.2% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.4% of residents.
22.2% ▲ +111.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 Freeburgh, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (25%) and Bachelor degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Freeburgh are diverse, with the largest groups focused on Engineering and related fields at 21.4%. Architecture and building and Education each account for 15.7% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The single government primary school in the area is much smaller than most, with an average size of 40 students. However, its advantage score of 1,070 is much higher than most similar schools.
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).
40
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,070
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Freeburgh
1 school — 40 students, average ICSEA 1,070.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Wandiligong Primary School, Wandiligong | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 40 | 1,070 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Freeburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20951/freeburgh/topic/education