55.2% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Inverleigh · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Inverleigh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A third of adults in Inverleigh hold a Certificate III or IV, making it a place where practical trade qualifications are very common. While many residents have a high level of schooling, the area's qualification rates generally sit below the figures for Victoria and the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 55.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Inverleigh, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 24.4% of adults. This is much higher than in most similar areas, though it remains a little below the Australian average.
24.4% ▲ +85.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 Inverleigh, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Engineering and related fields at 17.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local primary schools are exclusively government-run and tend to be smaller than in most areas, though they have a higher average advantage score.
2.31
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
222
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,032
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Inverleigh
2 schools — 444 students, average ICSEA 1,032.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Inverleigh Primary School, Inverleigh | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 194 | 1,048 |
| Teesdale Primary School, Teesdale | Government | Primary | 9.9 km | 250 | 1,019 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Inverleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21234/inverleigh/topic/education