50.8% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Strathkellar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Strathkellar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About half of the residents in Strathkellar have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. While many people hold practical certificates and diplomas, the community has a much lower rate of university degrees compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 50.8% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 13.8% of residents stopped at Year 11, and 12.3% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Strathkellar, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 13.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 34.7% of residents.
13.9% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
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 Strathkellar, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (29%) and Bachelor degree (26%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications have studied a variety of fields, most commonly Health at 16.3% and Engineering at 12.2%. Agriculture and environment and Education each account for 8.2% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two Catholic schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most in their category and have a higher average advantage score.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
420
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,035
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 Strathkellar
2 schools — 840 students, average ICSEA 1,035.
By sector: Catholic 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| St Mary's School, Hamilton | Catholic | Primary | 7.2 km | 257 | 1,040 |
| Monivae College, Hamilton | Catholic | Secondary | 7.4 km | 583 | 1,033 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Strathkellar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22377/strathkellar/topic/education