33.3% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gelliondale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gelliondale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Not a single adult in Gelliondale holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This highlights a significant gap in higher education for the area, where only 33.3% of residents finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in Victoria or across Australia, with only 33.3% reaching that level. This is much lower than most areas, and 27.3% of people finished at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gelliondale, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 9 or below (32%) and Year 11 (29%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree is 0.0%, which is among the lowest levels for similar areas. This stands far below the 29.2% seen in Victoria.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Gelliondale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 33%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Society & culture at 38%, ahead of Engineering & related (23%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. On average, the school is smaller and has a lower advantage score than most others.
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).
100
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Lower 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 Gelliondale
1 school — 100 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Alberton Primary School, Alberton | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 100 | 972 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gelliondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20978/gelliondale/topic/education