47.4% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.8%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nungurner · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nungurner
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Nungurner finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the state, with only 47.4% reaching this milestone. While the area has a higher share of university degrees than most similar places, it still trails the national average in both school and higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nungurner, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 11 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a rate that is higher than most similar areas but well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
22.7% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 22.7%
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 Nungurner, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are education at 16.1% and engineering at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nungurner has a high number of schools relative to its children, with three government primary schools within 3 km. These schools are much smaller than those in most other similar areas, with an average size of 60 students.
22.73
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
60
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nungurner
3 schools — 181 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Nungurner Primary School, Nungurner | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 32 | 1,015 |
| Swan Reach Primary School, Swan Reach | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 102 | 970 |
| Metung Primary School, Metung | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 47 | 1,034 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nungurner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21986/nungurner/topic/education