36.0% ▲ +40.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rupanyup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rupanyup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Rupanyup remains lower than in most other areas, with only 36% of residents having completed Year 12. This is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national rate of 58.8%. The local profile is shaped by a high proportion of trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 36% of people finishing their final school year. Other common outcomes include 20.4% finishing Year 11 and 18.3% finishing Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rupanyup, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 11.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national average. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 34.9%.
11.3% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Rupanyup, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (25%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Rupanyup are spread across several fields, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common at 13.5%, followed by Health and Education at 11.3% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the only local school is a small government primary school with an average size of just 25 students.
12.66
Higher than 79% 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).
25
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rupanyup
1 school — 25 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Rupanyup Primary School, Rupanyup | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 25 | 975 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rupanyup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22214/rupanyup/topic/education