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Education & Qualifications in Paaratte

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Around the middle for similar areas in terms of school completion, Paaratte has a smaller proportion of residents with higher qualifications than the state and national figures. Fewer than half of the community have finished Year 12, and only 10.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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Where Paaratte sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Paaratte — lower than 67% of areas.

Paaratte10.7%
3268, VIC 14.3%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion in Paaratte is far below the state and national figures, with 47.8% of people completing Year 12. For those who didn't finish Year 12, 30.4% stopped at Year 11 and 13% at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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47.8% —

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Paaratte, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 11 is next at 33%.

Year 12 47.8% Year 11 30.4% Year 10 13.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 10.7%, which is lower than most areas and far below both Victoria and Australia.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.7% —

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Paaratte, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 32%.

Certificate III / IV 58.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 35.3% Bachelor degree 17.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Health at 29%, ahead of Architecture & building (24%).

Field of qualification

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In Paaratte, the largest group is Health at 38%, followed by Architecture & building (31%) and Management & commerce (31%).

Health 29.4% Architecture & building 23.5% Management & commerce 23.5%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common here than in about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Paaratte — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Paaratte [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22025/paaratte/topic/education