39.9% ▲ +26.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Irymple · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Irymple
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Irymple than in the rest of the country, with only 39.9% completing Year 12. This is a significant gap compared to the national figure. These lower schooling rates are mirrored in higher education, where university degrees are far less common than across Victoria.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen in Victoria. Other common outcomes include 19.8% reaching Year 10 and 15.4% finishing Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Irymple, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.9% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 38.2% of the group.
12.9% ▲ +40.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 Irymple, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 15.3%, followed by management and commerce at 14%.
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. Three quarters of these schools are government-run, and the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
4.34
Higher than 54% 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).
403
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
960
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Irymple
16 schools — 6,452 students, average ICSEA 960.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Irymple Secondary College, Irymple | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 630 | 1,003 |
| Mildura Christian College, Irymple | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 113 | 1,018 |
| Irymple Primary School, Irymple | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 330 | 959 |
| Irymple South Primary School, Irymple | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 366 | 999 |
| Henderson College, Irymple | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 229 | 981 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Mildura | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 314 | 1,006 |
| Mildura South Primary School, Mildura South | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 457 | 939 |
| Cardross Primary School, Cardross | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 100 | 974 |
| Nichols Point Primary School, Nichols Point | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 382 | 995 |
| Mildura Specialist School, Mildura | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 177 | 881 |
| Mildura Senior College, Mildura | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,027 | 977 |
| Mildura Primary School, Mildura | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 338 | 797 |
| Chaffey Secondary College, Mildura | Government | Secondary | 5.8 km | 722 | 878 |
| St Joseph's College Mildura, Mildura | Catholic | Secondary | 6.4 km | 860 | 1,022 |
| Red Cliffs Secondary College, Red Cliffs | Government | Secondary | 6.5 km | 348 | 906 |
| Koorlong Primary School, Koorlong | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 59 | 983 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Irymple [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21245/irymple/topic/education