35.4% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Myrtlebank · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Myrtlebank
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Myrtlebank, where 33.9% of adults hold one. This area has a much lower rate of formal schooling and university degrees compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Myrtlebank, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 7.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
7.2% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Myrtlebank, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are education at 21.4%, followed by engineering at 14.3% and agriculture and environment at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,070, which is much higher than most areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
302
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,070
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Myrtlebank
4 schools — 1,206 students, average ICSEA 1,070.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 2
| Sale and District Specialist School, Sale | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 101 | 937 |
| Gippsland Grammar, Sale | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,039 | 1,096 |
| Wurruk Primary School, Wurruk | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 40 | 827 |
| Bundalaguah Primary School, Bundalaguah | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 26 | 941 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Myrtlebank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21862/myrtlebank/topic/education