37.7% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Swan Reach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Swan Reach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents have finished high school in Swan Reach compared to most similar areas. Only 37.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This lower level of formal schooling is reflected in the local qualifications profile.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 37.7% of residents finishing their final year. In contrast, 23.3% of people in Swan Reach had Year 10 as their highest school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Swan Reach, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are mostly trade-based, with 39.4% holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 13.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national average.
13.1% ▲ +55.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
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 Swan Reach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with degrees in Swan Reach are most often qualified in engineering and related fields at 18.1%, followed by society and culture at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar places, with three primary schools within 3 km. These government-run schools are much smaller than average, with typically only 73 students each.
6.49
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
73
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Swan Reach
3 schools — 218 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Swan Reach Primary School, Swan Reach | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 102 | 970 |
| Nungurner Primary School, Nungurner | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 32 | 1,015 |
| Tambo Upper Primary School, Tambo Upper | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 84 | 1,001 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Swan Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22409/swan-reach/topic/education