36.8% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Purnim · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Purnim
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few residents in Purnim have finished secondary school, with only 36.8% completing Year 12. This is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia, reflecting a community where formal schooling levels are much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.8% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. About 23.4% of the population had Year 10 as their highest school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Purnim, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 10.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while over half of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
10.4% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Purnim, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Purnim most commonly studied Engineering and related fields at 17.6%, followed by Society and Culture at 15.5% and Agriculture and Environment at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which is among the smallest in the region with an average size of 23 students. This school has an advantage score of 1,052, which is much higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
23
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,052
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Purnim
1 school — 23 students, average ICSEA 1,052.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Cudgee Primary School, Cudgee | Government | Primary | 8.8 km | 23 | 1,052 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Purnim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22127/purnim/topic/education