47.5% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Grahamvale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Grahamvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Grahamvale have stayed relatively steady, with 47.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. While formal schooling rates are lower than average, the area has a high number of schools relative to the number of children.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school compared to the state and national figures, with 47.5% completing Year 12. Another 19.9% reached Year 11, while 16.9% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Grahamvale, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are far less common here than in the rest of Victoria, where 29.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher compared to 14.5% in Grahamvale. Trade certificates are the most common qualification at 38.2%.
14.5% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
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 Grahamvale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 20.7%, followed by management and commerce at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools within 3km, which is more than 87% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than those in most other areas, with half being government-run.
8.55
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
493
Higher than 71% 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 Grahamvale
16 schools — 7,884 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Grahamvale Primary School, Grahamvale | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 352 | 1,043 |
| Shepparton Christian College, Shepparton | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 326 | 1,053 |
| All Saints Anglican School, Shepparton North | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 393 | 1,088 |
| Banmira Specialist School, Shepparton | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 234 | 894 |
| Lemnos Primary School, Lemnos | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 5 | 905 |
| Bourchier Street Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 589 | 951 |
| Greater Shepparton Secondary College, Shepparton | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,967 | 887 |
| Goulburn Valley Grammar School, Shepparton | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 694 | 1,128 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Shepparton North | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 272 | 1,087 |
| Notre Dame College, Shepparton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,683 | 1,030 |
| St Brendan's School, Shepparton | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 347 | 1,017 |
| Gowrie Street Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 196 | 811 |
| Shepparton ACE Secondary College, Shepparton | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 97 | 912 |
| St Georges Road Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 483 | 834 |
| St Mel's School, Shepparton | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 156 | 999 |
| Congupna Primary School, Congupna | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 90 | 1,027 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Grahamvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21084/grahamvale/topic/education