43.2% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Garfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Garfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Around the middle for similar areas, Garfield has a workforce where vocational training is more common than university degrees. Only 43.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This reflects a local trend toward practical qualifications and trade-based skills.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Garfield finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 43.2% completing Year 12. This is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Garfield, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult here holds a Certificate III or IV, with 41.7% of people achieving this level. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.6% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
13.6% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Garfield, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Local qualifications are most often in Engineering and related fields at 19.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.8%. Architecture and building are also common at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Garfield has a higher school advantage score than most areas, though it has fewer schools per child. There are four schools within 3km, mostly primary schools, split evenly between government, Catholic, and independent providers.
2.28
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
200
Lower than 63% 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 Garfield
4 schools — 801 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Garfield Primary School, Garfield | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 130 | 996 |
| Bunyip Primary School, Bunyip | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 176 | 994 |
| Columba Catholic School, Bunyip | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 291 | 1,009 |
| St Thomas Aquinas College, Tynong | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 204 | 1,030 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Garfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20966/garfield/topic/education