33.3% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Merrigum · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Merrigum
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Merrigum have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 33.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This lack of formal schooling is reflected in the low number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.3% of residents have finished Year 12, a result far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 15.9% of the population left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Merrigum, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 6.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 34.5%.
6.4% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Merrigum, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 17.7% and society and culture at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools for its child population, with 10.42 per 1,000 children. These two local primary schools are government-run and much smaller than most, with a typical size of just 25 students.
10.42
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
25
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
905
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Merrigum
2 schools — 50 students, average ICSEA 905.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Merrigum Primary School, Merrigum | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 15 | 813 |
| Lancaster Primary School, Lancaster | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 35 | 945 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Merrigum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21665/merrigum/topic/education