43.9% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Merryburn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Merryburn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few people in Merryburn hold university degrees, which shapes a local workforce focused on practical, trade-based skills. Only 2.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, with only 43.9% doing so. This is 15 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Merryburn, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Practical certificates are the most common qualification, with half of the adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This highlights a significant gap in university degrees, which are much less common here than in most other areas.
2.8% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Merryburn, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 72%; Certificate I / II is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most frequent areas of study, accounting for 31.6% of qualifications, followed by health at 7.9%.
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 60 students. This school also has an advantage score that is much lower 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).
60
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
910
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Merryburn
1 school — 60 students, average ICSEA 910.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Feluga State School, Feluga | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 60 | 910 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Merryburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31815/merryburn/topic/education