43.5% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Shepparton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Shepparton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Shepparton have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 43.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This gap extends to higher education, with a much smaller share of adults holding degrees than is typical across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the national figure, with only 43.5% of people finishing Year 12. This is much lower than the 58.8% seen across Australia, and 17.3% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Shepparton, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 9 or below (19%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.1% of the population, which is far below the Victorian rate of 29.2%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.8% of residents.
15.1% ▲ +37.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
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 Shepparton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Shepparton are spread across several areas, with Management and commerce being the most common at 13.6%. Health and Society and culture also feature strongly, at 13.1% and 12.6% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 23 schools within 3 km, which is more than 91% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score is lower than most areas, and there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
1.95
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 87% 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).
440
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower 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 Shepparton
23 schools — 10,121 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| Gowrie Street Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 196 | 811 |
| Shepparton ACE Secondary College, Shepparton | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 97 | 912 |
| Notre Dame College, Shepparton | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,683 | 1,030 |
| St Brendan's School, Shepparton | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 347 | 1,017 |
| Bourchier Street Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 589 | 951 |
| Greater Shepparton Secondary College, Shepparton | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,967 | 887 |
| Banmira Specialist School, Shepparton | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 234 | 894 |
| St Georges Road Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 483 | 834 |
| St Mel's School, Shepparton | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 156 | 999 |
| Guthrie Street Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 475 | 972 |
| Wilmot Road Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 232 | 833 |
| Shepparton Christian College, Shepparton | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 326 | 1,053 |
| Mooroopna Primary School, Mooroopna | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 237 | 900 |
| Grahamvale Primary School, Grahamvale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 352 | 1,043 |
| All Saints Anglican School, Shepparton North | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 393 | 1,088 |
| Mooroopna Park Primary School, Mooroopna | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 168 | 839 |
| St Mary's School, Mooroopna | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 272 | 987 |
| Goulburn Valley Grammar School, Shepparton | Independent | Combined | 5.5 km | 694 | 1,128 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Shepparton North | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 272 | 1,087 |
| Orrvale Primary School, Orrvale | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 384 | 991 |
| Lemnos Primary School, Lemnos | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 5 | 905 |
| St Anne's College, Kialla | Catholic | Combined | 7.3 km | 499 | 1,022 |
| Kialla Central Primary School, Kialla | Government | Primary | 9.5 km | 60 | 1,008 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Shepparton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22275/shepparton/topic/education