51.7% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nerrena · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nerrena
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Nerrena have finished high school or earned a degree compared to the rest of Victoria. Only 51.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure. This trend continues into higher education, where the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%. About 20.2% of the population finished Year 11 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nerrena, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical person here holds a Certificate III or IV, as 35.8% have this qualification. At 16.8%, the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
16.8% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 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 Nerrena, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Nerrena are spread evenly across several fields, with Engineering, Health, Education, and Management and Commerce each making up 11.3% of degrees held.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has six schools within 3km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. These schools have a school advantage score of 1,013, which is higher than most other areas.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
341
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nerrena
6 schools — 2,044 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Leongatha Secondary College, Leongatha | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 607 | 991 |
| Leongatha Primary School, Leongatha | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 582 | 1,008 |
| South Gippsland Specialist School, Leongatha | Government | Combined | 5.6 km | 67 | 952 |
| St Laurence O'Toole School, Leongatha | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 180 | 1,041 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College, Leongatha | Catholic | Secondary | 5.8 km | 544 | 1,032 |
| Koonwarra Village School, Koonwarra | Independent | Primary | 7.6 km | 64 | 1,092 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nerrena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21915/nerrena/topic/education