39.2% ▲ +35.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Myrtleford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Myrtleford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Myrtleford finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 39.2% completing Year 12. This gap is seen across the board, as the town also has a much lower rate of university degrees than the state and national figures. However, the area is well-served by local schooling options.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Other common highest levels of schooling include Year 10 at 21% and Year 11 at 16.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Myrtleford, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 13%, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.1% of residents.
13.0% ▲ +66.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 Myrtleford, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across various fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 15.2%, followed by Health at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Myrtleford has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, with three schools located within 3km. These schools are split evenly between primary, secondary and combined types, and two thirds are Catholic.
5.92
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
231
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Myrtleford
3 schools — 693 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Catholic 2 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| St Mary's School, Myrtleford | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 143 | 1,051 |
| Marian College, Myrtleford | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 145 | 1,019 |
| Myrtleford P-12 College, Myrtleford | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 405 | 976 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Myrtleford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21863/myrtleford/topic/education