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Education & Qualifications in Samaria

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Only half of residents in Samaria have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. While some people have high-level degrees, a large number of adults hold trade certificates instead.

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📍 Samaria, Suburb / Locality

Where Samaria sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Samaria — lower than 54% of areas.

Samaria13.7%
3673, VIC 17.1%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Half of people here finished Year 12, a figure that is well below the national average of 58.8%. Other residents most commonly stopped at Year 10 or Year 11.

Completed Year 12

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50.0% —

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Samaria, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 20%.

Year 12 50.0% Year 10 18.0% Year 11 16.0% Year 9 or below 6.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.7% of the population, which is far below the Victoria figure of 29.2%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.5% of adults.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.7% —

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Samaria, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Bachelor degree (15%).

Certificate III / IV 34.5% Postgraduate degree 13.8% Bachelor degree 10.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Study areas are diverse, with 31% of qualifications in agriculture and environment. Other common fields include management and commerce at 27.6% and engineering at 24.1%.

Field of qualification

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Samaria splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (30%) and Management & commerce (27%), with Engineering & related at 23%.

Agriculture & environment 31.0% Management & commerce 27.6% Engineering & related 24.1% Health 20.7%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller for education access than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Samaria — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Samaria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22228/samaria/topic/education