40.4% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Portarlington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Portarlington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished Year 12 in Portarlington compared to the rest of the country, with only 40.4% completing their final school year. While this is far below the national figure, the area has a higher proportion of adults with university degrees than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below both Victoria's 61.8% and the Australian average of 58.8%. About 19.8% of people finished Year 10, and 12.4% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Portarlington, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.1% of people.
18.1% ▲ +52.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 Portarlington, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 13.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.7%. Society and culture and education also feature prominently, each at around 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools within 3km, both of which are government-run. These schools are smaller than most in similar areas, and there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
2.37
Lower than 66% 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).
162
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Portarlington
2 schools — 323 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Portarlington Primary School, Portarlington | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 150 | 1,010 |
| St Leonards Primary School, St Leonards | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 173 | 970 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Portarlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22109/portarlington/topic/education