41.0% ▲ +23.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pental Island · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pental Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Pental Island have finished high school, making it a place where formal schooling is less common than in most areas. Only 41% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much lower than in other areas, with only 41% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pental Island, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 11 (27%) and Year 10 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is also uncommon here, as only 11.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia, though half of the area's qualifications are Certificate III or IV.
11.1% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Pental Island, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications often specialise in practical fields, with the most common being engineering (19.7%), management and commerce (16.9%), and agriculture and environment (14.1%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has seven schools within 3km, which is more than 79% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
386
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pental Island
7 schools — 2,704 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Swan Hill Christian School, Swan Hill | Independent | Primary | 13.4 km | 29 | 1,017 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Swan Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 13.9 km | 540 | 1,023 |
| Swan Hill Specialist School, Swan Hill | Government | Combined | 14.5 km | 85 | 908 |
| Swan Hill College, Swan Hill | Government | Secondary | 14.6 km | 747 | 944 |
| Swan Hill Primary School, Swan Hill | Government | Primary | 14.8 km | 516 | 942 |
| Swan Hill North Primary School, Swan Hill | Government | Primary | 15.3 km | 184 | 926 |
| St Mary's School, Swan Hill | Catholic | Primary | 15.5 km | 603 | 1,036 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pental Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22057/pental-island/topic/education