34.2% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Goorambat · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Goorambat
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Goorambat have remained relatively steady, but the area still sees far fewer residents finishing high school than the national average. Only 34.2% of people here completed Year 12, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, with many residents finishing school at Year 10 or 11 instead.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Goorambat, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 14.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31% of people.
14.4% ▲ +50.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 Goorambat, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (25%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 21.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much smaller than most other schools with an average size of 25 students.
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).
25
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
958
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Goorambat
1 school — 25 students, average ICSEA 958.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Broken Creek Primary School, Broken Creek | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 25 | 958 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Goorambat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21068/goorambat/topic/education