38.6% ▲ +37.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nathalia · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nathalia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 38.6% of Nathalia residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average. This makes it an area where fewer adults hold formal higher qualifications compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the national figure, with only 38.6% of people finishing Year 12. In contrast, 20.5% of residents peaked at Year 10, and 17.4% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nathalia, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, as the 11.9% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the Victorian figure. Instead, the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.2% of people.
11.9% ▲ +53.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Nathalia, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 14.3%, followed by Health at 12.7% and Management and commerce at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Families have more local options than most areas, with 12.58 schools per 1,000 children and four schools within 3km. These are split evenly between government and Catholic providers.
12.58
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
236
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nathalia
4 schools — 944 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 2
| Nathalia Primary School, Nathalia | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 165 | 965 |
| St Francis' School, Nathalia | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 97 | 1,006 |
| Nathalia Secondary College, Nathalia | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 120 | 924 |
| St Mary of the Angels College, Nathalia | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 562 | 1,009 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nathalia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21898/nathalia/topic/education