48.3% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gorae · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gorae
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Gorae has remained steady over the last decade, though it currently sits well below state and national levels. Fewer than half of residents have finished Year 12, and only 13.3% of adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 48.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national average of 58.8%. About 20% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gorae, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here than elsewhere, with a bachelor degree or higher held by 13.3% of adults. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 43%.
13.3% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Gorae, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 21.5%, followed by health at 15% and management and commerce at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km of the area, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. The school is quite small, with an average size of 36 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).
36
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gorae
1 school — 36 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bolwarra Primary School, Bolwarra | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 36 | 979 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gorae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21071/gorae/topic/education