50.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gnotuk · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gnotuk
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of Gnotuk residents have finished Year 12, though this is still well below the national figure. The area is characterised by a low number of university degrees and a strong presence of trade certificates. While schooling levels are lower than in most of Australia, the local schools have a higher advantage score than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 50.5% of people have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victoria average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gnotuk, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below both the state and national averages. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 24.1% of residents.
11.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 Gnotuk, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering leading at 17.2%, followed by Education at 15.5% and Agriculture and environment at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Two Catholic schools operate within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools have an average size of 277 students and a school advantage score higher than most areas.
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).
277
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gnotuk
2 schools — 554 students, average ICSEA 1,029.
By sector: Catholic 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| St Patrick's School, Camperdown | Catholic | Primary | 6.4 km | 213 | 1,035 |
| Mercy Regional College, Camperdown | Catholic | Secondary | 6.5 km | 341 | 1,026 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gnotuk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21051/gnotuk/topic/education