36.8% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Thorpdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Thorpdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Thorpdale than in most similar areas. Only 36.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is reflected in the qualifications of adults, where the proportion of those with a university degree is also much lower than across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.8% of people here finished Year 12, a result far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. Other common highest school years include Year 11 at 22.5% and Year 10 at 20.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Thorpdale, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 14.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.2% of the population.
14.8% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 Thorpdale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most frequent fields of study are Engineering and Society and Culture, each accounting for 16.7% of qualifications. Education and Management and Commerce follow at 10.5% and 9.6% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Thorpdale has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with two primary government schools within 3km. These schools are much smaller than usual, with an average size of just 33 students.
11.63
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
33
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
962
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Thorpdale
2 schools — 65 students, average ICSEA 962.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Thorpdale Primary School, Thorpdale | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 45 | 961 |
| Narracan Primary School, Narracan | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 20 | 965 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Thorpdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22511/thorpdale/topic/education