29.4% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Merino · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Merino
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 29.4% of people in Merino have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is reflected across the area's education profile, where a small minority of adults hold university degrees. The local educational landscape is modest, centered around a single small primary school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are much lower than most areas, with only 29.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Merino, the largest group is Year 12 at 33%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, as only 10% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average, while the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.3% of people.
10.0% ▲ +150.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Merino, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 13.7%, followed by engineering and health, which both sit at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is among the smallest of its kind with an average size of just 11 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).
11
Lower than 99% 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 Merino
1 school — 11 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Merino Consolidated School, Merino | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 11 | 959 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Merino [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21658/merino/topic/education