43.4% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Outtrim · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Outtrim
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of the adults in Outtrim have completed Year 12, though those with higher degrees are more common here than in most similar areas. This mix of educational backgrounds shapes the local workforce, with many residents holding trade certificates or university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 26.8% of the community left school after Year 11, and 16.6% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Outtrim, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 11 (29%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 17.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more than most similar areas but well below the 26.3% national figure. Trade qualifications are very common, with 38.8% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
17.5% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 Outtrim, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by Engineering at 12.7%. Other common areas of study include Architecture and building, Education, and Society and culture, each around 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Outtrim has one government primary school that is much smaller than most areas, with an average size of 32 students. This school has an advantage score of 1,009, which is higher than 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).
32
Lower than 89% 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 Outtrim
1 school — 32 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kongwak Primary School, Kongwak | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 32 | 1,009 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Outtrim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22019/outtrim/topic/education