32.7% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Neerim Junction · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Neerim Junction
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Neerim Junction, where 38.5% of residents hold one. This area has a relatively low level of formal schooling, with only 32.7% of people finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 20.9% of people left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Neerim Junction, the largest group is Year 12 at 34%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.7% of the population. This is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%, though it is around the middle for similar areas.
16.7% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 Junction, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 18.5%, followed by society and culture at 16.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is much smaller than most, with an average size of 15 students. This school has an advantage score of 1,079, which is much higher than most areas.
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 Junction
1 school — 15 students, average ICSEA 1,079.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Neerim District Rural Primary School, Nayook | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 15 | 1,079 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Neerim Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21909/neerim-junction/topic/education