36.6% —
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Murray Plains (Northern Victoria) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 25 percentage points separates Murray Plains from Victoria in Year 12 completion rates. This area sees far fewer residents finishing secondary school or holding university degrees compared to the state and national figures. While these numbers are among the lowest for similar areas, the proportion of people finishing Year 12 has risen since 2016.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is among the lowest levels for this group, though the rate rose by 5.1 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Murray Plains (Northern Victoria), the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.6% of the population, which is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.5% of residents.
11.6% —
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 Murray Plains (Northern Victoria), Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are engineering and related fields at 15.1%, followed by health and management and commerce, which both stand at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Murray Plains has 3.79 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. However, these schools are much smaller than usual and have a much lower average advantage score.
3.79
Higher than 87% 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).
10,495
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
244
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Murray Plains (Northern Victoria)
43 schools — 10,495 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 7 · Combined 7
| Cohuna Consolidated School, Cohuna | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 156 | 992 |
| St Mary's School, Cohuna | Catholic | Primary | 8.8 km | 92 | 997 |
| Cohuna Secondary College, Cohuna | Government | Secondary | 9.7 km | 188 | 971 |
| Koondrook Primary School, Koondrook | Government | Primary | 14.4 km | 94 | 977 |
| Kerang South Primary School, Kerang | Government | Primary | 19.1 km | 106 | 958 |
| Kerang Primary School, Kerang | Government | Primary | 19.8 km | 57 | 856 |
| St Joseph's School, Kerang | Catholic | Primary | 20.3 km | 142 | 1,019 |
| Kerang Christian College, Kerang | Independent | Combined | 20.6 km | 121 | 1,003 |
| Kerang Technical High School, Kerang | Government | Secondary | 20.6 km | 244 | 948 |
| Leitchville Primary School, Leitchville | Government | Primary | 21.9 km | 11 | 946 |
| Gunbower Primary School, Gunbower | Government | Primary | 29.9 km | 34 | 921 |
| Murrabit Group School, Murrabit | Government | Primary | 31.2 km | 25 | 915 |
| Pyramid Hill College, Pyramid Hill | Government | Combined | 31.5 km | 104 | 982 |
| Boort District P-12 School, Boort | Government | Combined | 53.3 km | 184 | 997 |
| Lake Boga Primary School, Lake Boga | Government | Primary | 56.6 km | 62 | 988 |
| Lockington Consolidated School, Lockington | Government | Primary | 66.3 km | 143 | 980 |
| St Mary's School, Echuca | Catholic | Primary | 67.1 km | 568 | 1,041 |
| St Joseph's College - Brigidine Campus, Echuca | Catholic | Secondary | 67.3 km | 1,134 | 1,022 |
| Echuca Twin Rivers Primary School, Echuca | Government | Primary | 67.3 km | 179 | 902 |
| Echuca Twin Rivers Specialist School, Echuca | Government | Combined | 67.3 km | 106 | 885 |
| Echuca College, Echuca | Government | Secondary | 67.4 km | 584 | 928 |
| Echuca Primary School, Echuca | Government | Primary | 68.2 km | 525 | 997 |
| Swan Hill Christian School, Swan Hill | Independent | Primary | 68.6 km | 29 | 1,017 |
| Echuca East Primary School, Echuca | Government | Primary | 69.6 km | 294 | 924 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Swan Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 70.5 km | 540 | 1,023 |
| Swan Hill Specialist School, Swan Hill | Government | Combined | 70.7 km | 85 | 908 |
| Swan Hill Primary School, Swan Hill | Government | Primary | 71.0 km | 516 | 942 |
| Swan Hill College, Swan Hill | Government | Secondary | 71.2 km | 747 | 944 |
| Swan Hill North Primary School, Swan Hill | Government | Primary | 72.0 km | 184 | 926 |
| St Mary's School, Swan Hill | Catholic | Primary | 72.2 km | 603 | 1,036 |
| Woorinen District Primary School, Woorinen South | Government | Primary | 81.3 km | 75 | 931 |
| Rochester Secondary College, Rochester | Government | Secondary | 82.6 km | 343 | 964 |
| Rochester Primary School, Rochester | Government | Primary | 82.7 km | 181 | 978 |
| St Joseph's School, Rochester | Catholic | Primary | 83.8 km | 95 | 991 |
| Nanneella Estate Primary School, Nanneella | Government | Primary | 83.9 km | 8 | 978 |
| Beverford District Primary School, Beverford | Government | Primary | 84.0 km | 32 | 939 |
| St Patrick's School, Tongala | Catholic | Primary | 91.3 km | 95 | 994 |
| Tongala Primary School, Tongala | Government | Primary | 91.5 km | 140 | 965 |
| Nyah District Primary School, Nyah West | Government | Primary | 96.5 km | 42 | 893 |
| St Augustine's College, Kyabram | Catholic | Combined | 101.6 km | 691 | 1,012 |
| Kyabram P-12 College, Kyabram | Government | Combined | 103.0 km | 890 | 943 |
| Lancaster Primary School, Lancaster | Government | Primary | 108.3 km | 35 | 945 |
| Undera Primary School, Undera | Government | Primary | 112.7 km | 11 | 942 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED25704/murray-plains/topic/education