50.9% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Narrawong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Narrawong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher share of adults hold degrees than in most similar areas, though overall school completion in Narrawong remains well below the national figure. While 50.9% of residents finished Year 12, this is far below the Victorian average. The local educational landscape is defined by small, high-performing government primary schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 58.8%. Other common outcomes include 16.9% finishing Year 10 and 16.3% finishing Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Narrawong, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.5% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36% of residents.
22.5% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 22.5%
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 Narrawong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Narrawong most commonly studied engineering and related fields (21.1%), followed by health (14.5%) and education (14.0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Narrawong has a high number of schools for its child population, with 10.42 schools per 1,000 children. These are all government primary schools, which are much smaller than most other areas but have a much higher advantage score.
10.42
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
69
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Narrawong
1 school — 69 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Narrawong District Primary School, Narrawong | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 69 | 1,038 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Narrawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21892/narrawong/topic/education