64.5% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Somers · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Somers
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of adults in Somers hold a bachelor degree or higher, with 35.9% of the population reaching this level. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%. The area is highly educated, and most residents have finished their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 64.5% of people in Somers completed Year 12, which is much higher than most areas. This is a little above the Victorian average and well above the national rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Somers, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The level of higher education is strong here, with 30.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree. This helps explain why the area sits well above the state and national figures for university qualifications.
35.9% ▲ +45.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 35.9%
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 Somers, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Certificate III / IV (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Somers are spread across several fields, led by education at 14.6% and management and commerce at 13.8%. Other common fields include health, engineering, and society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km, which is more than 77% of similar areas. These schools are mostly government primary schools and have a higher advantage score than most areas.
6.99
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
210
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Somers
6 schools — 1,051 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6
| Somers Primary School, Somers | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 209 | 1,045 |
| Somers School Camp, Somers | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | — | — |
| Balnarring Primary School, Balnarring | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 312 | 1,084 |
| Crib Point Primary School, Crib Point | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 251 | 977 |
| St Joseph's School, Crib Point | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 201 | 1,038 |
| Bittern Primary School, Bittern | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 78 | 978 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Somers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22303/somers/topic/education