41.9% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Narracan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Narracan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A smaller share of residents in Narracan have completed high school compared to the rest of the state. While nearly 42% finished Year 12, the area sees higher than usual rates of adults holding university degrees compared to similar small towns.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished Year 12 than in Victoria, where the figure is 61.8%. About 22% of residents left school after Year 11, and 19% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Narracan, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Holders of a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.3% of adults, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the national figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 39.3%.
17.3% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 Narracan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 17.3%, followed by education at 13.3% and management and commerce at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Narracan has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the two primary schools within 3 km are much smaller than most. Both are government schools.
24.39
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
33
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
962
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Narracan
2 schools — 65 students, average ICSEA 962.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Narracan Primary School, Narracan | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 20 | 965 |
| Thorpdale Primary School, Thorpdale | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 45 | 961 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Narracan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21889/narracan/topic/education