41.8% ▲ +32.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nicholson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nicholson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Nicholson have remained steady, though they sit well below state and national benchmarks. Only 41.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far lower than the Victorian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with 41.8% of people finishing their final year and 23.9% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nicholson, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in the rest of the state. Only 12.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, while Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification at 45.1%.
12.9% ▲ +43.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 Nicholson, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications often specialise in Engineering and related fields, which account for 18.1% of degrees, followed by Management and Society and Culture at 11.5% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much smaller than most schools with an average size of 70 students.
4.27
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
70
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nicholson
1 school — 70 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Nicholson Primary School, Nicholson | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 70 | 948 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nicholson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21941/nicholson/topic/education