43.9% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Musk · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Musk
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study for qualified residents in Musk. While few people here finished high school, the area has a surprisingly high number of university graduates compared to similar places. This creates a unique mix of education levels across the small community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Musk, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 9 or below (19%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 27.9% of the population, a figure much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average.
27.9% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Musk splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 14.9%, followed by engineering and society and culture, both at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Musk has two primary schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas. These schools are very small, with an average size of 25 students, and have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
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.
1,045
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Musk
2 schools — 49 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2
| Bullarto Primary School, Bullarto | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 28 | 1,032 |
| Daylesford Dharma School, Daylesford | Independent | Primary | 4.4 km | 21 | 1,062 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Musk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21851/musk/topic/education