32.4% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Purnim West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Purnim West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Purnim West finished high school than in most similar areas. While about 21.6% of adults hold a university degree, only 32.4% of the population completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.4% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Many residents left school earlier, with 24.3% reaching Year 11 and 21.6% reaching Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Purnim West, the largest group is Year 12 at 35%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the 26.3% national average.
21.6% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 21.6%
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 West, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (29%) and Bachelor degree (29%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 28%, ahead of Education (17%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school within 3 km, which is more than about 59% of similar places. This school is smaller and has a lower advantage score than most others.
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).
96
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
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 Purnim West
1 school — 96 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Grasmere Primary School, Grasmere | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 96 | 970 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Purnim West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22128/purnim-west/topic/education