49.7% ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Meeniyan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Meeniyan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common attainment in Meeniyan, held by 32.9% of adults. While the area has more university degrees than many similar places, it still sits well below the national average for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Meeniyan, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.1% of the population. This is higher than in most similar areas, but remains well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
18.1% ▲ +77.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 Meeniyan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are management and commerce at 13.7%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Meeniyan has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, though the typical school is smaller than average. The local system consists entirely of government primary schools.
6.02
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
145
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Meeniyan
1 school — 145 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Meeniyan Primary School, Meeniyan | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 145 | 1,009 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Meeniyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21637/meeniyan/topic/education