46.7% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pearsondale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pearsondale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Pearsondale finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the state, with only 46.7% reaching this milestone. Despite this, the area has a higher proportion of adults with university degrees than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%. Another 22.2% of the population left school after Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pearsondale, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.6% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Over half of the residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
18.6% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 Pearsondale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in Engineering and related fields at 30.5%. Education and Management and Commerce are the next most frequent, each at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Pearsondale has eight schools within 3 km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger and have a higher advantage score than most areas.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
458
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,019
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pearsondale
8 schools — 3,660 students, average ICSEA 1,019.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Wurruk Primary School, Wurruk | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 40 | 827 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Sale | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 180 | 1,045 |
| Catholic College Sale, Sale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 872 | 1,015 |
| Sale College, Sale | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 782 | 943 |
| Sale Primary School, Sale | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 465 | 1,003 |
| Gippsland Grammar, Sale | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 1,039 | 1,096 |
| Araluen Primary School, Sale | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 104 | 946 |
| Longford Primary School, Longford | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 178 | 1,019 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pearsondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22051/pearsondale/topic/education