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Vervale · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Vervale

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

Only 38.5% of residents in Vervale have completed Year 12, making it an area where far fewer people finish high school than in most other places. This low rate of schooling is mirrored in the low number of people with university degrees.

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Where Vervale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Vervale — lower than 69% of areas.

Vervale10.3%
3814, VIC 13.6%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 is far below the Victorian figure, with only 38.5% of people finishing their final year. About 20.5% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 10.3% finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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38.5% —

Lower than 68% 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 Vervale, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 30%.

Year 12 38.5% Year 10 20.5% Year 9 or below 10.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is rare here, as only 10.3% of adults hold 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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10.3% —

Lower than 69% 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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In Vervale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (25%).

Certificate III / IV 27.8% Bachelor degree 22.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 17%, ahead of Architecture & building (17%).

Field of qualification

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Vervale splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (50%) and Architecture & building (50%).

Engineering & related 16.7% Architecture & building 16.7%

Schools

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

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

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 Vervale — 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 Vervale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22629/vervale/topic/education