45.6% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Little River · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Little River
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Little River have finished high school or university compared to the rest of Victoria. Only 45.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the state figure of 61.8%. This gap continues into higher education, where the number of adults with a university degree is also much lower than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the population, 45.6%, finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. Many others finished school earlier, with 18.9% leaving after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Little River, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 14.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.7% of residents.
14.4% ▲ +30.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 Little River, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 20.4%, followed by management and commerce at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,025, which is higher than most areas. There are five schools within 3km, and 80% of these are government run.
3.94
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
289
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Little River
5 schools — 1,446 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Little River Primary School, Little River | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 102 | 978 |
| Nganboo Borron School, Werribee | Government | Combined | 11.6 km | 115 | 965 |
| Walcom Ngarrwa Secondary College, Werribee | Government | Secondary | 11.8 km | 437 | 989 |
| St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Werribee | Catholic | Primary | 12.3 km | 402 | 1,085 |
| Lollypop Creek Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 12.3 km | 390 | 1,034 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Little River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21520/little-river/topic/education