34.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Modella · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Modella
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Modella have remained modest, with only 34.1% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%. The area is marked by a low number of university degrees and a strong focus on trade-based qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of Australia, where 58.8% finish. Only 34.1% of Modella residents did so, while 28.1% reached Year 10 as their highest level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Modella, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare in Modella, with only 7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, as most people hold a Certificate III or IV.
7.0% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Modella, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and Health are the most common fields at 14.8% each, followed by Management and commerce at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much smaller than most others with an average size of 43 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).
43
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
943
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Modella
1 school — 43 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Ripplebrook Primary School, Ripplebrook | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 43 | 943 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Modella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21714/modella/topic/education