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Education & Qualifications in Harrow

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

Educational attainment in Harrow has stayed relatively steady, though it remains well below state and national levels. Only 10.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian figure of 29.2%.

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Where Harrow sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.7% ▲ +14.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Harrow — lower than 67% of areas.

Harrow10.7%
3317, VIC 10.7%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with 45.1% completing Year 12. This is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.

Completed Year 12

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45.1% ▲ +49.1%

Higher than 50% 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 Harrow, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 11 is next at 21%.

Year 12 45.1% Year 11 18.3% Year 10 13.1% Year 9 or below 11.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Qualifications are mostly practical, as 33% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of people with university degrees is far below the Australian average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.7% ▲ +14.5%

Lower than 67% 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 Harrow, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (28%) and Bachelor degree (18%).

Certificate III / IV 33.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 19.6% Bachelor degree 12.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Fields of study are diverse, with society and culture leading at 16.5%, followed closely by agriculture and environment at 15.5%.

Field of qualification

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Harrow splits fairly evenly between Society & culture (21%) and Agriculture & environment (20%), with Engineering & related at 17%.

Society & culture 16.5% Agriculture & environment 15.5% Engineering & related 13.4% Management & commerce 13.4% Health 10.3% Food, hospitality & personal services 5.2% Architecture & building 3.1%

Schools

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

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

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 Harrow — 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 Harrow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21143/harrow/topic/education