38.9% ▲ +43.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Garvoc · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Garvoc have finished high school compared to most other areas. Only 38.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This means a larger proportion of the local population left school before finishing their final year.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. Other common highest school years include Year 11 at 16.7% and Year 10 at 15.6%.
38.9% ▲ +43.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Garvoc, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 11 (20%) and Year 10 (18%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 13% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.1% of residents.
13.0% ▲ +116.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Garvoc, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (25%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Agriculture and Environment at 17%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 14.3% and Health at 12.5%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar areas.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Garvoc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20969/garvoc/topic/education