43.7% ▲ +43.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rosebud · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 43.7% of Rosebud residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This trend of lower formal schooling is reflected in higher education levels, where far fewer adults hold university degrees compared to the state and national averages.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with 43.7% of people finishing school. Other common highest levels of schooling include Year 10 at 18.5% and Year 11 at 15.1%.
43.7% ▲ +43.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Rosebud, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 11 (17%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.7% of residents.
13.4% ▲ +83.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Rosebud, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 13.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.1%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 1.85 schools per 1,000 children, which is lower than most areas, though Rosebud has more schools within 3km than 79% of similar places. Most of these are government primary schools.
1.85
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
354
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
7 schools — 2,481 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2
| Our Lady of Fatima School, Rosebud | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 172 | 999 |
| Rosebud Primary School, Rosebud | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 561 | 1,012 |
| Rosebud Secondary College, Rosebud | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 965 | 989 |
| Eastbourne Primary School, Capel Sound | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 242 | 952 |
| Advance College of Education Incorporated, Rosebud | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 58 | 964 |
| Tootgarook Primary School, Tootgarook | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 145 | 954 |
| Boneo Primary School, Boneo | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 338 | 1,025 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rosebud [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22198/rosebud/topic/education