42.1% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rutherglen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rutherglen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Rutherglen have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 42.1% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This pattern continues into higher education, with a smaller share of adults holding degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 42.1% of residents reaching this milestone. This is around the middle for similar areas, though it remains 17 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rutherglen, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.2% of residents.
17.0% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 17.0%
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 Rutherglen, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 15.5%, followed by management and commerce at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rutherglen has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with five schools located within 3km of residents. These schools are generally smaller than those in other areas, and 80% are government-run primary schools.
7.08
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
144
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rutherglen
5 schools — 719 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Rutherglen Primary School, Rutherglen | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 177 | 1,007 |
| St Mary's School, Rutherglen | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 104 | 1,004 |
| Rutherglen High School, Rutherglen | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 306 | 954 |
| Wahgunyah Primary School, Wahgunyah | Government | Primary | 9.6 km | 92 | 989 |
| Corowa South Public School, Corowa | Government | Primary | 10.8 km | 40 | 946 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rutherglen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22217/rutherglen/topic/education