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Gritjurk · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Gritjurk

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of 17 percentage points separates Gritjurk from the Victorian average for Year 12 completion. While school finishing rates are far below the state and national figures, the area has a surprisingly high number of adults with university degrees.

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Where Gritjurk sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

31.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gritjurk — higher than 87% of areas.

Gritjurk31.6%
3315, VIC 12.1%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 44.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. For those who did not finish, the most common stopping point was Year 11.

Completed Year 12

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44.7% —

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Gritjurk, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 11 is next at 20%.

Year 12 44.7% Year 11 15.8% Year 10 10.5% Year 9 or below 7.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Despite lower school completion rates, 31.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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31.6% —

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Gritjurk, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (17%).

Certificate III / IV 44.0% Bachelor degree 20.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 16.0% Postgraduate degree 12.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 24%, followed by agriculture and environment at 16%.

Field of qualification

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In Gritjurk, the largest group is Management & commerce at 46%, followed by Agriculture & environment (31%) and Engineering & related (23%).

Management & commerce 24.0% Agriculture & environment 16.0% Engineering & related 12.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Gritjurk — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gritjurk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21113/gritjurk/topic/education