40.4% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Penshurst · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Penshurst
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Penshurst have remained generally low over the last decade, with only 40.4% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. The area sees fewer people with university degrees compared to most other regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school than in most other areas, with 40.4% completing Year 12. This is 18 points lower than the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Penshurst, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 11 (20%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon in Penshurst, where only 9.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the state average of 29.2%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 33.7%.
9.4% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Penshurst, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering at 15.2% and Agriculture and Environment at 14.2% being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child, though they are among the smallest in the region with an average size of 16 students. Both schools within 3 km are primary schools, split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
17.54
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
16
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Penshurst
2 schools — 31 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Penshurst Primary School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 15 | 977 |
| St Joseph's School, Penshurst | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 16 | 973 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Penshurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22056/penshurst/topic/education