46.2% —
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Benambra (Northern Victoria) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Benambra (Northern Victoria)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Benambra have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lack of formal schooling is reflected in the qualification rates, though the number of people with degrees has risen slightly since 2016. The local education landscape is shaped by a high number of small schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.2% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below both Victoria and Australia. While this is lower than most areas, it has risen by 5.3 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Benambra (Northern Victoria), the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.7% of the population, which is well below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.2% of residents.
17.7% —
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 Benambra (Northern Victoria), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Benambra are spread across several fields, with management and commerce at 15.1% and engineering at 15.0% being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per child than most areas, though these schools are typically much smaller than average. Most of the 13,326 enrolments are in government primary schools.
3.71
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Higher than 89% of state electorate 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).
13,326
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
278
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Benambra (Northern Victoria)
49 schools — 13,326 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 36 · Catholic 9 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 7 · Combined 6
| Eskdale Primary School, Eskdale | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 23 | 1,016 |
| Upper Sandy Creek Primary School, Sandy Creek | Government | Primary | 11.6 km | 20 | 984 |
| Dederang Primary School, Dederang | Government | Primary | 16.8 km | 23 | 985 |
| Mitta Mitta Primary School, Mitta Mitta | Government | Primary | 19.6 km | 9 | 972 |
| Tallangatta Secondary College, Tallangatta | Government | Secondary | 23.9 km | 308 | 988 |
| St Michael's School, Tallangatta | Catholic | Primary | 24.4 km | 83 | 1,006 |
| Tallangatta Primary School, Tallangatta | Government | Primary | 24.5 km | 90 | 980 |
| Kiewa Valley Primary School, Tangambalanga | Government | Primary | 24.9 km | 138 | 1,010 |
| Tawonga Primary School, Tawonga | Government | Primary | 29.0 km | 50 | 1,007 |
| Osbornes Flat Primary School, Osbornes Flat | Government | Primary | 30.3 km | 40 | 1,003 |
| Mount Beauty Primary School, Mount Beauty | Government | Primary | 34.0 km | 90 | 1,056 |
| Mount Beauty Secondary College, Mount Beauty | Government | Secondary | 34.1 km | 153 | 1,040 |
| Yackandandah Primary School, Yackandandah | Government | Primary | 35.1 km | 185 | 1,092 |
| Baranduda Primary School, Baranduda | Government | Primary | 36.0 km | 162 | 974 |
| Bethanga Primary School, Bethanga | Government | Primary | 36.1 km | 37 | 1,022 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Baranduda | Catholic | Primary | 37.1 km | 528 | 1,048 |
| Bandiana Primary School, Bandiana | Government | Primary | 39.6 km | 280 | 1,000 |
| Talgarno Primary School, Talgarno | Government | Primary | 41.1 km | 36 | 992 |
| Outdoor School, Bogong | Government | Combined | 41.2 km | — | — |
| Grace Christian College Wodonga, Leneva | Independent | Combined | 41.5 km | 149 | 1,036 |
| Wodonga South Primary School, Wodonga | Government | Primary | 42.6 km | 416 | 937 |
| Wodonga Middle Years College, Wodonga | Government | Combined | 43.6 km | 996 | 939 |
| Wodonga Primary School, Wodonga | Government | Primary | 43.8 km | 869 | 981 |
| Wodonga Senior Secondary College, Wodonga | Government | Secondary | 44.4 km | 1,348 | 943 |
| Indie School Wodonga, Wodonga | Independent | Secondary | 44.7 km | 1,617 | 946 |
| Wooragee Primary School, Wooragee | Government | Primary | 44.8 km | 65 | 1,001 |
| St Augustine's School, Wodonga | Catholic | Primary | 44.8 km | 318 | 1,041 |
| St Monica's School, Wodonga | Catholic | Primary | 44.9 km | 511 | 1,040 |
| Wodonga West Primary School, Wodonga | Government | Primary | 45.1 km | 289 | 932 |
| Melrose Primary School, West Wodonga | Government | Primary | 45.3 km | 338 | 877 |
| Catholic College Wodonga, Wodonga | Catholic | Secondary | 45.3 km | 1,229 | 1,054 |
| Beechworth Montessori School, Beechworth | Independent | Primary | 45.8 km | 87 | 1,081 |
| Beechworth Primary School, Beechworth | Government | Primary | 46.0 km | 198 | 1,064 |
| Belvoir School, West Wodonga | Government | Combined | 46.3 km | 158 | 934 |
| Beechworth Secondary College, Beechworth | Government | Secondary | 46.4 km | 282 | 1,045 |
| St Joseph's School, Beechworth | Catholic | Primary | 46.8 km | 69 | 1,106 |
| Victory Lutheran College, West Wodonga | Independent | Combined | 47.3 km | 906 | 1,070 |
| Falls Creek Primary School, Falls Creek | Government | Primary | 48.4 km | 44 | 1,065 |
| Middle Indigo Primary School, Indigo Valley | Government | Primary | 52.5 km | 16 | 1,014 |
| Barnawartha Primary School, Barnawartha | Government | Primary | 59.7 km | 60 | 991 |
| Chiltern Primary School, Chiltern | Government | Primary | 61.8 km | 71 | 987 |
| St Joseph's School, Chiltern | Catholic | Primary | 61.9 km | 33 | 988 |
| Sacred Heart School, Corryong | Catholic | Primary | 68.0 km | 56 | 1,013 |
| Corryong College, Corryong | Government | Combined | 69.3 km | 257 | 964 |
| Walwa Primary School, Walwa | Government | Primary | 70.9 km | 10 | 931 |
| Rutherglen Primary School, Rutherglen | Government | Primary | 78.4 km | 177 | 1,007 |
| St Mary's School, Rutherglen | Catholic | Primary | 78.5 km | 104 | 1,004 |
| Rutherglen High School, Rutherglen | Government | Secondary | 78.6 km | 306 | 954 |
| Wahgunyah Primary School, Wahgunyah | Government | Primary | 85.7 km | 92 | 989 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Benambra (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20604/benambra/topic/education