36.0% ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Newlands Arm · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Newlands Arm
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Newlands Arm finished high school than in most similar areas. Only 36% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This creates a local profile where school completion and higher degrees are much less common than across the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36% of residents finished Year 12, a result far below the national figure. The remaining population finished at varying levels, with 26.3% reaching Year 10 and 16.3% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Newlands Arm, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.9% of the population, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.7% of residents.
14.9% ▲ +53.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
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 Newlands Arm, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering at 18.2%, Education at 12.3%, and Society and Culture at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, though its average size of 89 students and its advantage score are both much lower than in most similar 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).
89
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
934
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Newlands Arm
1 school — 89 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Paynesville Primary School, Paynesville | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 89 | 934 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Newlands Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21930/newlands-arm/topic/education