33.3% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pootilla · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pootilla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 33.3% of Pootilla residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This marks the area as having a much lower level of formal schooling than most similar places. Qualifications are also lower than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of Victoria, with only 33.3% of people reaching that milestone. For many, the highest year of school finished was Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pootilla, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.6% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificates and diplomas are the most common qualifications held by residents.
13.6% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Pootilla splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (34%) and Certificate III / IV (34%), with Postgraduate degree at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are architecture and building, followed by society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Pootilla has two primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are very small, with an average size of just 14 students.
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).
14
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,042
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pootilla
2 schools — 27 students, average ICSEA 1,042.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Glen Park Primary School, Glen Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 10 | 1,110 |
| St Mary's School, Clarkes Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 17 | 1,002 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pootilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22097/pootilla/topic/education