46.0% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Virginia · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Virginia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Virginia have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 46% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is seen across the board, with university degrees also being much less common here than in the state or nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the population finished Year 12, a result well below the Northern Territory's 49.8%. Roughly 22.5% of residents left school in Year 10, while 15.1% finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Virginia, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 15.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.8% of residents.
15.2% ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 Virginia, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 22.5%, followed by management and commerce at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Virginia has more schools within 3km than 81% of similar areas, including nine facilities. These schools are generally larger than those in most other areas, with government schools making up 55.6% of the sector.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
511
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Virginia
9 schools — 4,598 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Bees Creek Primary School, Freds Pass | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 283 | 976 |
| Sattler Christian College, Freds Pass | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 245 | 997 |
| Zuccoli Primary School, Zuccoli | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 537 | 989 |
| Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School, Zuccoli | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 379 | 1,027 |
| Rosebery Primary School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 349 | 964 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Johnston | Catholic | Secondary | 5.3 km | 795 | 1,001 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Howard Springs | Independent | Combined | 5.5 km | 1,117 | 1,025 |
| Howard Springs Primary School, Howard Springs | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 277 | 951 |
| Bakewell Primary School, Bakewell | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 616 | 978 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Virginia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70274/virginia/topic/education