36.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Metcalfe East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Metcalfe East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A small number of highly qualified professionals live in Metcalfe East, though overall school completion is low. Only 36% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. Despite this, nearly a quarter of adults hold a university degree, making this much higher than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, with only 36% completing their final school year. Around 24% of residents stopped at Year 11, and 20% finished at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Metcalfe East, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 11 (30%) and Year 10 (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While overall school completion is low, 24% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This group includes equal numbers of people with postgraduate and bachelor degrees, at 13.6% each.
24.0% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Metcalfe East splits fairly evenly between Postgraduate degree (50%) and Bachelor degree (50%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees, the most common fields of study are society and culture at 18.2% and health at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, though it is very small with an average size of just two 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).
2
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
Schools serving Metcalfe East
1 school — 2 students.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Langley Primary School, Langley | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 2 | — |
Sources
More for Metcalfe East
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Metcalfe East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21672/metcalfe-east/topic/education