33.6% ▲ +31.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maryborough · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Maryborough
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 33.6% of people in Maryborough (Vic.) have finished Year 12, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This lower rate of school completion is reflected in the local qualification levels, where higher degrees are less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with 33.6% finishing Year 12, which is 28 points below the Victorian average. Roughly 21% of residents left school after Year 10, and another 21% left at Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maryborough, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.2% of the population.
9.2% ▲ +52.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Maryborough, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 16.3%, followed by Society and Culture at 12.6% and Health at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Maryborough has four schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. Half of these schools are government-run, and the average school size of 470 students is higher than in most other areas.
2.48
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
470
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower 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 Maryborough
4 schools — 1,878 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| St Augustine's School, Maryborough | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 266 | 1,016 |
| Highview College, Maryborough | Independent | Secondary | 0.5 km | 463 | 1,005 |
| Maryborough Education Centre, Maryborough | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 921 | 921 |
| Carisbrook Primary School, Carisbrook | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 228 | 949 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maryborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21618/maryborough/topic/education