39.9% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Neerim · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Neerim
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Neerim have finished high school than in most similar areas. Only 39.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This trend is reflected in the qualifications of adults, with most holding certificates rather than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than across Australia, with only 39.9% of people reaching this milestone. About 19.7% of residents finished Year 10, while 13.3% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Neerim, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.8% of the population, which is well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.5% of residents.
16.8% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 16.8%
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 Neerim, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with higher qualifications in Neerim often studied Engineering, which accounts for 20.7% of degrees. Management and commerce follow at 15.5%, with health and education also being common fields of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local government primary school is much more advantaged than most similar schools, though it is very small with an average of 15 students. There is only one school within 3 km of the area.
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).
15
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,079
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Neerim
1 school — 15 students, average ICSEA 1,079.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Neerim District Rural Primary School, Nayook | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 15 | 1,079 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Neerim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21907/neerim/topic/education