36.8% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Simpson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Simpson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far lower proportion of people in Simpson have completed Year 12 compared to the rest of the state. Only 36.8% of residents finished their final year of school, which is well below the Victorian average. This trend is reflected in the low number of residents with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 21.4% of the population reached Year 11, while 19.4% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Simpson, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 7.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 46%.
7.1% ▲ +52.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Simpson, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in agriculture and environment (16.7%) or engineering (15.9%). Other common fields include health at 9.6% and society and culture at 8.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much smaller than those in most similar areas with an average size of 53 students. There are 8.7 schools per 1,000 children, a figure higher than most other areas.
8.70
Higher than 72% 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).
53
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Simpson
1 school — 53 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Simpson Primary School, Simpson | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 53 | 980 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Simpson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22283/simpson/topic/education