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Reedy Lake · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Reedy Lake

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Far fewer people have finished high school in Reedy Lake than in most other areas. Only 36.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian and national figures.

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📍 Reedy Lake, Suburb / Locality

Where Reedy Lake sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Reedy Lake — higher than 51% of areas.

Reedy Lake15.0%
3579, VIC 9.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 10 is the most common highest school level reached here, at 40.9%. The proportion of people finishing Year 12 is far below the state average by 25 percentage points.

Highest year of school

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Reedy Lake splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (41%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 11 at 23%.

Year 10 40.9% Year 12 36.4% Year 11 22.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 15% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is around the middle for similar areas, but far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.0% —

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Reedy Lake, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 27%.

Certificate III / IV 47.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 23.5% Bachelor degree 17.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Society & culture at 47%, ahead of Engineering & related (29%).

Field of qualification

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In Reedy Lake, the largest group is Society & culture at 38%, followed by Engineering & related (24%) and Management & commerce (24%).

Society & culture 47.1% Engineering & related 29.4% Management & commerce 29.4% Health 17.6%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation seen in about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Reedy Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22158/reedy-lake/topic/education