45.1% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Portland West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Portland West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 17 percentage points separates Portland West from Victoria in Year 12 completion rates. While 18.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher—which is more than in most similar areas—the community generally has lower levels of formal schooling than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.1% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Other common highest school years include Year 10 at 18.4% and Year 11 at 18.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Portland West, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has more adults with a bachelor degree or higher than most similar places, though this 18.4% is still well below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 39.3% of residents.
18.4% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 West, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area most commonly studied engineering and related fields (19.8%), followed by health (16.4%) and management and commerce (12.3%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Portland West has nine schools within 3km, which is more than about 81% of similar areas. These schools are typically smaller than most, with the average size being 207 students.
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 West
9 schools — 1,859 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| St John's Lutheran School, Portland | Independent | Primary | 5.7 km | 112 | 1,007 |
| Bundarra Primary School, Portland | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 86 | 897 |
| All Saints Parish School, Portland | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 260 | 1,003 |
| Portland Secondary College, Portland | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 505 | 946 |
| Portland Bay School, Portland | Government | Combined | 6.7 km | 74 | 898 |
| Portland Primary School, Portland | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 256 | 981 |
| Portland South Primary School, Portland | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 142 | 958 |
| Portland North Primary School, Portland North | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 133 | 971 |
| Bayview College, Portland | Independent | Secondary | 7.5 km | 291 | 1,009 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Portland West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22112/portland-west/topic/education