58.5% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rochford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rochford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning shape daily life in Rochford, where over a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than in most similar areas, reflecting a well-qualified local population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rochford, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 26.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a rate that is about the same as the national figure but much higher than most similar areas.
26.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 26.3%
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 Rochford, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (34%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with engineering and related studies being the most common at 25.0%, followed by agriculture and environment at 17.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school which is much smaller than most others, with a typical size of 76 students, though it has a school advantage score 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).
76
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,087
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rochford
1 school — 76 students, average ICSEA 1,087.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Hesket Primary School, Hesket | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 76 | 1,087 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rochford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22185/rochford/topic/education