34.2% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Strathmerton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Strathmerton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Strathmerton have remained consistently low over the last decade. Only 34.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This pattern is reflected in the low number of people holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 34.2% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 23.6% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Strathmerton, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 7.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 41.4% of people.
7.3% ▲ +31.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Strathmerton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering (19.8%) and management and commerce (12.0%). Society and culture and health also make up about 9% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a small government primary school with an average size of 58 students, which is much lower than most areas. This school has an advantage score of 954, which is lower than most other schools.
4.08
Higher than 52% 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).
58
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Strathmerton
1 school — 58 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Strathmerton Primary School, Strathmerton | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 58 | 954 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Strathmerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22379/strathmerton/topic/education