47.1% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Marian · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Marian
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Marian has remained steady, though the community still sees far fewer university degrees than the national average. Only 8.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is a striking gap compared to the 26.3% seen across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is lower here than in most of the country, with 47.1% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Marian, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade and vocational training are common in Marian, where the most typical highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 52.7% of adults.
8.5% ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Marian, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, though Engineering and related studies are the most common at 31%, followed by Management and Commerce at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by two government primary schools, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for similar areas.
0.88
Lower than 95% 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).
239
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
976
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Marian
2 schools — 478 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Marian State School, Marian | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 449 | 977 |
| North Eton State School, North Eton | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 29 | 957 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Marian [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31766/marian/topic/education