41.2% ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Gippsland South have finished school and earned degrees than in 2011, though levels remain low. Only 41.2% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. While these figures have climbed over the last decade, the area still trails behind the state and nation in formal education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here have finished Year 12 compared to most areas, sitting at 41.2% against a national figure of 58.8%. This is a significant gap, although the rate rose 8.9 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria), the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.4% of the population, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. This figure has risen 5.5 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 35.7%.
15.4% ▲ +55.4%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are Engineering and related subjects at 16.0%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.7% and Health at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 43 schools within 3 km of residents, a count among the largest for this level of area. Most of these are government schools (76.7%) and are typically smaller than in other areas, with an average size of 229 students.
4.32
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 88% 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).
9,838
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
229
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria)
43 schools — 9,838 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 7 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 9 · Combined 3
| Yarram Primary School, Yarram | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 127 | 965 |
| St Mary's School, Yarram | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 66 | 974 |
| Yarram Secondary College, Yarram | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 277 | 953 |
| Alberton Primary School, Alberton | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 100 | 972 |
| Woodside Primary School, Woodside | Government | Primary | 18.8 km | 47 | 1,014 |
| Welshpool and District Primary School, Welshpool | Government | Primary | 23.6 km | 32 | 974 |
| Gormandale And District Primary School, Gormandale | Government | Primary | 29.4 km | 48 | 940 |
| Toora Primary School, Toora | Government | Primary | 31.5 km | 105 | 941 |
| Foster Primary School, Foster | Government | Primary | 41.7 km | 135 | 985 |
| Foster Secondary College, Foster | Government | Secondary | 41.9 km | 260 | 1,006 |
| Corner Inlet College, Foster | Independent | Secondary | 44.0 km | 16 | 973 |
| Rosedale Primary School, Rosedale | Government | Primary | 45.8 km | 99 | 962 |
| Mirboo North Primary School, Mirboo North | Government | Primary | 47.9 km | 278 | 989 |
| Mirboo North Secondary College, Mirboo North | Government | Secondary | 48.1 km | 322 | 992 |
| Fish Creek and District Primary School, Fish Creek | Government | Primary | 52.7 km | 114 | 1,024 |
| Meeniyan Primary School, Meeniyan | Government | Primary | 56.5 km | 145 | 1,009 |
| Longford Primary School, Longford | Government | Primary | 56.8 km | 178 | 1,019 |
| Nambrok Denison Primary School, Nambrok | Government | Primary | 58.8 km | 79 | 963 |
| Wurruk Primary School, Wurruk | Government | Primary | 59.8 km | 40 | 827 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Sale | Catholic | Primary | 60.5 km | 180 | 1,045 |
| Catholic College Sale, Sale | Catholic | Secondary | 60.8 km | 872 | 1,015 |
| Sale College, Sale | Government | Secondary | 61.0 km | 782 | 943 |
| Sale Primary School, Sale | Government | Primary | 61.3 km | 465 | 1,003 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College, Leongatha | Catholic | Secondary | 61.8 km | 544 | 1,032 |
| Leongatha Secondary College, Leongatha | Government | Secondary | 61.8 km | 607 | 991 |
| Leongatha Primary School, Leongatha | Government | Primary | 62.0 km | 582 | 1,008 |
| South Gippsland Specialist School, Leongatha | Government | Combined | 62.1 km | 67 | 952 |
| Araluen Primary School, Sale | Government | Primary | 62.2 km | 104 | 946 |
| Gippsland Grammar, Sale | Independent | Combined | 62.2 km | 1,039 | 1,096 |
| St Laurence O'Toole School, Leongatha | Catholic | Primary | 62.4 km | 180 | 1,041 |
| St Thomas' School, Sale | Catholic | Primary | 62.6 km | 289 | 1,039 |
| Koonwarra Village School, Koonwarra | Independent | Primary | 62.7 km | 64 | 1,092 |
| Guthridge Primary School, Sale | Government | Primary | 63.0 km | 267 | 973 |
| Sale and District Specialist School, Sale | Government | Combined | 63.6 km | 101 | 937 |
| Tarwin Lower Primary School, Tarwin Lower | Government | Primary | 71.1 km | 34 | 990 |
| Korumburra Primary School, Korumburra | Government | Primary | 74.2 km | 343 | 973 |
| St Joseph's School, Korumburra | Catholic | Primary | 74.5 km | 101 | 1,002 |
| Korumburra Secondary College, Korumburra | Government | Secondary | 75.9 km | 437 | 976 |
| Poowong Consolidated School, Poowong | Government | Primary | 81.5 km | 101 | 985 |
| Kongwak Primary School, Kongwak | Government | Primary | 82.9 km | 32 | 1,009 |
| Loch Primary School, Loch | Government | Primary | 86.3 km | 129 | 995 |
| Nyora Primary School, Nyora | Government | Primary | 89.6 km | 29 | 984 |
| Loch Sport Primary School, Loch Sport | Government | Primary | 96.3 km | 21 | 910 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23602/gippsland-south/topic/education