30.0% ▲ +33.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Girgarre · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Girgarre
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Girgarre, where 43.4% of adults hold one. This is an area where few residents have finished high school or university, and this trend is seen across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victoria figure of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Girgarre, the largest group is Year 12 at 33%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 6.5% of the population, far below the 26.3% national average. This result is much lower than most areas.
6.5% ▲ +47.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Girgarre, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are agriculture and environment at 14.6%, followed by engineering at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9.71 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. The two local primary schools are both government-run and are among the smallest in the country with an average size of 22 students.
9.71
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
22
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
856
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Girgarre
2 schools — 43 students, average ICSEA 856.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Girgarre Primary School, Girgarre | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 27 | 863 |
| Stanhope Primary School, Stanhope | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 16 | 844 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Girgarre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20999/girgarre/topic/education