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Education & Qualifications in The Sisters

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Just 31.8% of people in The Sisters finished Year 12, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This sparsely populated area has very low levels of formal schooling and higher education compared to most other regions.

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Where The Sisters sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is The Sisters — lower than 86% of areas.

The Sisters5.9%
3265, VIC 14.3%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 31.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is 30 points lower than the Victorian average. Other common levels include Year 10 at 22.4% and Year 11 at 16.5%.

Completed Year 12

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31.8% —

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In The Sisters, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (20%).

Year 12 31.8% Year 10 22.4% Year 11 16.5% Year 9 or below 10.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon here, with only 5.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.9% —

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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The Sisters splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (29%), with Certificate III / IV at 24%.

Bachelor degree 12.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.2% Certificate III / IV 9.8% Certificate I / II 7.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in agriculture and the environment, held by 9.8% of the population, followed by health and society and culture at 7.3% each.

Field of qualification

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In The Sisters, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 40%, followed by Health (30%) and Society & culture (30%).

Agriculture & environment 9.8% Health 7.3% Society & culture 7.3%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around The Sisters — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in The Sisters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22502/the-sisters/topic/education