44.5% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Neerim South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Neerim South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Neerim South have finished high school compared to the rest of the state. Only 44.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is a gap of 17 percentage points below Victoria. This trend of lower formal schooling continues into adult qualifications across the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 44.5% of people finishing their final year. Other common highest school years reached include Year 10 at 19.7% and Year 11 at 13.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Neerim South, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.4% of the population, which is far below the Victorian figure of 29.2%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.7% of residents.
15.4% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 14.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 6.90 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most similar areas. These schools are all government-run and are smaller than the usual size.
6.90
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
186
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 64% 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 South
2 schools — 371 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Neerim District Secondary College, Neerim South | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 223 | 948 |
| Neerim South Primary School, Neerim South | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 148 | 994 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Neerim South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21911/neerim-south/topic/education