59.1% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Merrijig · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Merrijig
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About the same as the national average for school completion, Merrijig has a strong educational profile where 25.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This level of higher education is much higher than most similar areas. The community is well-qualified, with a mix of university degrees and trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 60% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Merrijig, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 25.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Victorian figure, but about the same as the national average.
25.9% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Merrijig splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Postgraduate degree at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are education at 17.1% and management and commerce at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are more schools per child than in most areas, though the local primary school is very small with an average of 16 students and a much lower advantage score than most areas.
5.38
Higher than 60% 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).
16
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
918
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Merrijig
1 school — 16 students, average ICSEA 918.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Merrijig Primary School, Merrijig | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 16 | 918 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Merrijig [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21667/merrijig/topic/education