40.6% ▲ +21.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Scotts Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Scotts Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Scotts Creek have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 40.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 40.6% of people finishing school. About 21.8% of residents stopped at Year 11, while 18.2% left after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Scotts Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 11% of the population, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.7% of residents.
11.0% ▲ +39.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Scotts Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Health at 26% and Engineering at 16.7%. Agriculture and environment degrees are also notable, making up 12.5% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a common trait shared by about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Scotts Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22245/scotts-creek/topic/education