44.3% ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Shelford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Shelford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Shelford, held by 44.6% of residents. While many people have practical trade certificates, the area has far fewer university degrees and Year 12 completions than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 44.3%, finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This is a gap of 17 points compared to the state average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Shelford, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with only 15.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
15.7% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 Shelford, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Shelford are spread across several fields, most commonly in society and culture at 17.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Shelford has a small government primary school with an average size of just 13 students. Despite the small size, the school has an advantage score of 1,013, which is higher than most areas.
16.67
Higher than 86% 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).
13
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Shelford
1 school — 13 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Shelford Primary School, Shelford | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 13 | 1,013 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Shelford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22272/shelford/topic/education