50.6% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Upper Lurg · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Upper Lurg
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A quarter of adults in Upper Lurg hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this reflects a well-educated local population, the proportion of people who finished Year 12 is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents, 50.6%, completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. Another 15.7% of people listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Upper Lurg, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical resident is likely to hold a trade or vocational qualification, with 46.3% holding a Certificate III or IV. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 25.0% of adults, which is a little below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
25.0% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 Upper Lurg, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 14.9%, followed by agriculture and environment and health, which both sit at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most other schools with an average size of just 27 students. This school has an advantage score of 1,026, which is higher than most areas.
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).
27
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,026
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Upper Lurg
1 school — 27 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Greta Valley Primary School, Greta South | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 27 | 1,026 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Upper Lurg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22616/upper-lurg/topic/education