43.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maroona · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Maroona
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher proportion of adults hold university degrees in Maroona compared to most similar areas. While only 43.3% of residents completed Year 12, this gap is balanced by a strong showing in higher education, with 25.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 43.3%, which is around the middle for its level but far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 19.4% of residents reached Year 11 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maroona, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 11 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The usual qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.6% of people. While a bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.4% of adults—much higher than most similar areas—this is still well below the Victorian average.
25.4% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 Maroona, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with agriculture and environment being the most common at 29.3%. Engineering and education both follow at 19.5% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school in the area, which is much more advantaged than most similar schools. This school is quite small, with an average size of only 22 students.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
22
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,064
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maroona
1 school — 22 students, average ICSEA 1,064.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Maroona Primary School, Maroona | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 22 | 1,064 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maroona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21613/maroona/topic/education