50.9% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Porepunkah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Porepunkah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of qualified adults in Porepunkah hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While university degrees are more common here than in most similar places, the town's overall schooling and degree rates remain well below the Victorian and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 50.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Porepunkah, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 11 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 20.9% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is still well below the national figure of 26.3%.
20.9% ▲ +76.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 Porepunkah, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 15.4%, followed by management and commerce at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Porepunkah has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, with two schools located within 3km. Both of these are government-run schools, and they have an average school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
5.81
Higher than 62% 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).
309
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Porepunkah
2 schools — 617 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Porepunkah Primary School, Porepunkah | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 103 | 1,056 |
| Bright P-12 College, Bright | Government | Combined | 7.0 km | 514 | 1,054 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Porepunkah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22102/porepunkah/topic/education