50.9% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Russells Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Russells Bridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About half of the residents in Russells Bridge have completed Year 12, which is a higher rate than most similar areas. However, the community overall has far fewer people with university degrees compared to the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While 50.9% of people finished Year 12, this is well below the national figure of 58.8% and far below Victoria's 61.8%. Around 17.5% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Russells Bridge, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure and lower than most similar areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.6% of people.
11.5% ▼ -47.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Russells Bridge, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 29%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with health being the most common at 20.9%, followed by education at 18.6% and engineering at 16.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and have a higher average advantage score than usual.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
434
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Russells Bridge
3 schools — 1,303 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| St Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School, Bannockburn | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 392 | 1,047 |
| Bannockburn P-12 College, Bannockburn | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 799 | 989 |
| Lethbridge Primary School, Lethbridge | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 112 | 1,002 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Russells Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22216/russells-bridge/topic/education