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Percydale · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Percydale

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

Few residents in Percydale finished high school, though a surprising number of adults hold university degrees. This creates a distinct gap between those who left school early and those with high-level qualifications.

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Where Percydale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

26.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Percydale — higher than 79% of areas.

Percydale26.1%
3478, VIC 9.9%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 34.8% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and much lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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34.8% —

Lower than 77% 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 Percydale, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 21%.

Year 12 34.8% Year 10 13.0% Year 9 or below 13.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Despite low high school completion, 26.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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26.1% —

Higher than 79% 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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Percydale splits fairly evenly between Postgraduate degree (50%) and Bachelor degree (50%).

Postgraduate degree 33.3% Bachelor degree 33.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 33%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Percydale, Agriculture & environment is the majority at 100%.

Agriculture & environment 33.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km, which is a smaller number of facilities 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 Percydale — 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 Percydale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22059/percydale/topic/education