39.7% ▲ +16.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Omeo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Omeo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 22 percentage points separates Omeo from the Victorian average in Year 12 completion. This reflects a broader trend of lower formal school and university attainment compared to state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 20.6% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Omeo, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30% of residents.
13.0% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 Omeo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Health is the most common field of study at 12.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 10.1%. Society and culture accounts for 8.8% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Omeo has a high number of schools for its child population, though the typical school is much smaller than most areas with only 38 students. The sole local school is a government primary school.
22.73
Higher than 90% 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).
38
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Omeo
1 school — 38 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Omeo Primary School, Omeo | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 38 | 1,009 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Omeo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22011/omeo/topic/education