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Education & Qualifications in Pastoria East

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

Only 33.3% of residents in Pastoria East finished Year 12, a figure far below the Victorian average. This highlights a significant gap in schooling levels compared to the rest of the state and the nation.

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📍 Pastoria East, Suburb / Locality

Where Pastoria East sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pastoria East — lower than 55% of areas.

Pastoria East13.3%
3444, VIC 26.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 33.3% of people finishing high school. This is much lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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33.3% —

Lower than 81% 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 Pastoria East, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 9 or below is next at 16%.

Year 12 33.3% Year 9 or below 8.9% Year 11 6.7% Year 10 6.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.3% of the population, which is far below the Victorian rate of 29.2%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.3% —

Lower than 55% 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 Pastoria East, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Bachelor degree (21%).

Certificate III / IV 15.2% Postgraduate degree 9.1% Bachelor degree 9.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering at 27.3%, followed by health and education at 15.2% each.

Field of qualification

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In Pastoria East, the largest group is Engineering & related at 35%, followed by Health (19%) and Education (19%).

Engineering & related 27.3% Health 15.2% Education 15.2% Natural & physical sciences 12.1% Society & culture 9.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar areas.

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 Pastoria East — 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 Pastoria East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22044/pastoria-east/topic/education