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Gerrigerrup · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Gerrigerrup

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A high proportion of residents in Gerrigerrup have finished high school, though few have pursued further study. While 65% of people completed Year 12, the area has a striking lack of higher education degrees compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Gerrigerrup, Suburb / Locality

Where Gerrigerrup sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gerrigerrup — lower than 99% of areas.

Gerrigerrup0.0%
3289, VIC 12.0%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is high here, with 65% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.

Completed Year 12

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65.0% —

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Gerrigerrup, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 9 or below (18%).

Year 12 65.0% Year 11 30.0% Year 9 or below 25.0% Year 10 20.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Despite strong high school results, no adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below both the Victorian figure of 29.2% and the national average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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

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In Gerrigerrup, Certificate I / II is the majority at 100%.

Certificate I / II 40.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a characteristic shared by about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

Schools in and around Gerrigerrup — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gerrigerrup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20988/gerrigerrup/topic/education