45.3% ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Meredith · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Meredith
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Meredith have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 45.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on practical experience and trade qualifications than formal degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is quite low here, with 45.3% finishing Year 12, far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 21.6% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Meredith, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common in Meredith, where only 14.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of people.
14.6% ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.6%
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 Meredith, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in the area have a diverse range of skills, with the largest groups studying engineering (14.6%), health (11.6%), and management or commerce (11.3%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per child than most similar places, though the typical school is much smaller with just 71 students. The only local school is a government primary school.
6.76
Higher than 66% 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).
71
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Meredith
1 school — 71 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Meredith Primary School, Meredith | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 71 | 987 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Meredith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21656/meredith/topic/education