32.6% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Newmerella · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Newmerella
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 33% of Newmerella residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the Victorian average. This gap in basic schooling is echoed in higher education, where the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is also much lower than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.6% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Many residents finished school earlier, with 21.7% reaching Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Newmerella, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.8% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.3% of residents.
11.8% ▲ +72.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Newmerella, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 18.6%. Health and Society and Culture follow at 10.8% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Newmerella has 13.16 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. However, these schools are smaller than usual and have a much lower average advantage score than most areas.
13.16
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
116
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
933
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Newmerella
4 schools — 464 students, average ICSEA 933.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Newmerella Primary School, Newmerella | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 41 | 886 |
| St Joseph's School, Orbost | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 26 | 956 |
| Orbost Community College, Orbost | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 347 | 918 |
| Marlo Primary School, Marlo | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 50 | 1,062 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Newmerella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21933/newmerella/topic/education