46.7% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Navigators · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Navigators
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Navigators have remained steady over the last decade, though they sit well below state benchmarks. While 18.1% of adults hold a university degree, fewer than half of residents completed Year 12. This creates a local profile where practical trade qualifications are far more common than higher academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.7% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 23.6% of residents stopped after Year 11, and 19.1% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Navigators, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.8% of people.
18.1% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 Navigators, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are health at 15.8% and management and commerce at 15.1%. Agriculture and environment follow at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools within 3km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with an average size of 562 students and a higher advantage score than most areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
562
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,031
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Navigators
5 schools — 2,812 students, average ICSEA 1,031.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Warrenheip Primary School, Warrenheip | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 32 | 909 |
| Mount Clear College, Mount Clear | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 982 | 996 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Mount Clear | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 362 | 1,088 |
| Damascus College, Mount Clear | Catholic | Secondary | 6.1 km | 1,215 | 1,052 |
| Mount Clear Primary School, Mount Clear | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 221 | 991 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Navigators [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21903/navigators/topic/education