49.2% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Garfield North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Garfield North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Garfield North have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 49.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure. This trend continues into higher education, with a much smaller share of adults holding university degrees than in the wider state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While nearly half of the residents finished Year 12, this is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 13.5% of people stopped their schooling in Year 11, and another 13.5% finished in Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Garfield North, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.0% of the population, which is far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.3% of residents.
16.0% ▲ +79.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 North, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in this area most often studied management and commerce (13.3%) or engineering (11.9%), followed by architecture and building at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors and are generally smaller than most other schools.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
211
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,005
Higher than 59% 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 North
2 schools — 421 students, average ICSEA 1,005.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Garfield Primary School, Garfield | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 130 | 996 |
| Columba Catholic School, Bunyip | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 291 | 1,009 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Garfield North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20967/garfield-north/topic/education