36.0% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Portland · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Portland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Portland compared to the state average, with only 36% completing Year 12. This trend extends to higher education, where the typical resident is less likely to hold a university degree than people in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victoria figure of 61.8% and the national rate of 58.8%. This is lower than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Portland, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with just 10.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 40.4%.
10.9% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 Portland, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 16.1%, followed by society and culture at 12.8% and health at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9 schools within 3km, providing a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. However, these schools tend to be smaller and have lower advantage scores than those in other similar places.
5.10
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
207
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Portland
9 schools — 1,859 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Portland South Primary School, Portland | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 142 | 958 |
| Portland Secondary College, Portland | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 505 | 946 |
| Bundarra Primary School, Portland | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 86 | 897 |
| All Saints Parish School, Portland | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 260 | 1,003 |
| St John's Lutheran School, Portland | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 112 | 1,007 |
| Portland Primary School, Portland | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 256 | 981 |
| Bayview College, Portland | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 291 | 1,009 |
| Portland Bay School, Portland | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 74 | 898 |
| Portland North Primary School, Portland North | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 133 | 971 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Portland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22110/portland/topic/education