33.9% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rawson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rawson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents have finished high school or university compared to most similar areas, making Rawson an area with lower formal education levels. Only 33.9% of people finished Year 12, and just 7.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with only 33.9% of residents finishing their final year. About 23.7% of people left school at Year 10, while 19.9% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rawson, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with the percentage of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher far below the Victorian figure of 29.2%. Instead, over half of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
7.2% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Rawson, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 22.9%, followed by society and culture at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rawson has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the only school available is a small government primary school.
18.87
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
8
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
926
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rawson
1 school — 8 students, average ICSEA 926.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Rawson Primary School, Rawson | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 8 | 926 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22144/rawson/topic/education