42.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Arnaud East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in St Arnaud East
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 St Arnaud East, held by 43.8% of adults. This is an area where far fewer people have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 19.8% of the population finished school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Arnaud East, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 9 or below (21%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 11% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
11.0% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 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 St Arnaud East, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16.7%, followed by agriculture and environment and food services, both at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 km of the area, which is more than 70% of similar places. These schools are typically small, with an average size of 127 students.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
127
Lower than 70% 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 St Arnaud East
3 schools — 380 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| St Arnaud Primary School, St Arnaud | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 110 | 958 |
| St Arnaud Secondary College, St Arnaud | Government | Secondary | 6.9 km | 168 | 975 |
| St Patrick's School, St Arnaud | Catholic | Primary | 7.1 km | 102 | 1,011 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Arnaud East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22335/st-arnaud-east/topic/education