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Metcalfe · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Metcalfe

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Much higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Metcalfe. Roughly 29.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%.

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📍 Metcalfe, Suburb / Locality

Where Metcalfe sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

29.3% ▲ +24.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Metcalfe — higher than 85% of areas.

Metcalfe29.3%
3448, VIC 26.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 58.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.

Completed Year 12

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58.4% ▲ +28.8%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Metcalfe, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 11 is next at 17%.

Year 12 58.4% Year 11 15.6% Year 10 13.0% Year 9 or below 6.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is common here, with 29.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is about the same as the state average and well above the national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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29.3% ▲ +24.0%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Metcalfe splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (26%) and Bachelor degree (25%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 25%.

Certificate III / IV 22.4% Bachelor degree 21.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 21.5% Postgraduate degree 17.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, most commonly in engineering and related areas at 17.8%, followed by health at 15.0% and management and commerce at 12.1%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a result that is more common than for about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Metcalfe — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Metcalfe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21671/metcalfe/topic/education