43.3% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Narracan (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Narracan (Eastern Victoria)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Narracan have finished high school or university than in most similar areas. Only 43.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average. However, the area has seen a steady increase in both school completions and university degrees over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure at 43.3%, though this has risen by 7.4 percentage points since 2011. For those who left school earlier, 19.7% finished Year 10 and 13.5% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Narracan (Eastern Victoria), the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.3%, which is far below the state and national figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.1% of residents.
15.3% ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
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 Narracan (Eastern Victoria), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) 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 16.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.0% and Society and culture at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Narracan has a high number of schools per 1,000 children and 48 schools within 3 km, though the average school size is much lower than most areas. Government schools make up 75% of the sector, and most are primary schools.
3.33
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
48
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).
14,121
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
294
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Narracan (Eastern Victoria)
48 schools — 14,121 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 36 · Catholic 8 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 37 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| Neerim District Secondary College, Neerim South | Government | Secondary | 10.0 km | 223 | 948 |
| Neerim South Primary School, Neerim South | Government | Primary | 10.0 km | 148 | 994 |
| Neerim District Rural Primary School, Nayook | Government | Primary | 10.6 km | 15 | 1,079 |
| Jindivick Primary School, Jindivick | Government | Primary | 14.8 km | 49 | 1,031 |
| Willow Grove Primary School, Willow Grove | Government | Primary | 15.6 km | 66 | 1,002 |
| Buln Buln Primary School, Buln Buln | Government | Primary | 17.6 km | 143 | 1,000 |
| Drouin West Primary School, Drouin West | Government | Primary | 20.6 km | 239 | 999 |
| St Angela of the Cross Primary School, Warragul | Catholic | Primary | 20.7 km | 282 | 1,035 |
| Warragul North Primary School, Warragul | Government | Primary | 22.2 km | 480 | 1,019 |
| Nilma Primary School, Nilma | Government | Primary | 22.9 km | 75 | 979 |
| Labertouche Primary School, Labertouche | Government | Primary | 23.1 km | 80 | 989 |
| Warragul Primary School, Warragul | Government | Primary | 23.5 km | 261 | 986 |
| Tanjil South Primary School, Tanjil South | Government | Primary | 24.0 km | 10 | 903 |
| Marist-Sion College, Warragul | Catholic | Secondary | 24.3 km | 1,063 | 1,025 |
| St Joseph's School, Warragul | Catholic | Primary | 24.4 km | 335 | 1,051 |
| Warragul Regional College, Warragul | Government | Secondary | 24.4 km | 662 | 975 |
| Warragul & District Specialist School, Warragul | Government | Combined | 24.4 km | 128 | 963 |
| St Ita's School, Drouin | Catholic | Primary | 24.7 km | 458 | 1,011 |
| Chairo Christian School, Drouin | Independent | Combined | 24.7 km | 1,691 | 1,055 |
| Darnum Primary School, Darnum | Government | Primary | 24.7 km | 175 | 1,006 |
| St Paul's Anglican Grammar School - Drouin Campus, Drouin | Independent | Combined | 24.9 km | 1,765 | 1,092 |
| Drouin Primary School, Drouin | Government | Primary | 25.2 km | 504 | 972 |
| ECG Secondary College, Warragul | Independent | Secondary | 25.7 km | 306 | 957 |
| Drouin Secondary College, Drouin | Government | Secondary | 26.3 km | 1,113 | 975 |
| Yarragon Primary School, Yarragon | Government | Primary | 26.6 km | 202 | 994 |
| St Joseph's School, Trafalgar | Catholic | Primary | 27.8 km | 103 | 1,007 |
| Bona Vista Primary School, Bona Vista | Government | Primary | 28.0 km | 17 | 916 |
| Trafalgar High School, Trafalgar | Government | Secondary | 28.7 km | 682 | 999 |
| Trafalgar Primary School, Trafalgar | Government | Primary | 28.8 km | 359 | 986 |
| St Kieran's School, Moe | Catholic | Primary | 29.1 km | 250 | 1,000 |
| Moe (Albert Street) Primary School, Moe | Government | Primary | 29.3 km | 111 | 918 |
| Longwarry Primary School, Longwarry | Government | Primary | 29.6 km | 135 | 945 |
| Moe Primary School, Moe | Government | Primary | 29.7 km | 78 | 793 |
| Moe (South Street) Primary School, Moe | Government | Primary | 29.8 km | 241 | 890 |
| Drouin South Primary School, Drouin South | Government | Primary | 29.9 km | 202 | 982 |
| Lardner and District Primary School, Lardner | Government | Primary | 30.2 km | 71 | 1,007 |
| Rawson Primary School, Rawson | Government | Primary | 30.3 km | 8 | 926 |
| Baringa School, Moe | Government | Combined | 30.4 km | 166 | 901 |
| Ellinbank Primary School, Ellinbank | Government | Primary | 31.8 km | 26 | 985 |
| Columba Catholic School, Bunyip | Catholic | Primary | 32.6 km | 291 | 1,009 |
| Bunyip Primary School, Bunyip | Government | Primary | 33.1 km | 176 | 994 |
| Garfield Primary School, Garfield | Government | Primary | 35.8 km | 130 | 996 |
| Narracan Primary School, Narracan | Government | Primary | 36.0 km | 20 | 965 |
| Ripplebrook Primary School, Ripplebrook | Government | Primary | 36.6 km | 43 | 943 |
| Thorpdale Primary School, Thorpdale | Government | Primary | 37.1 km | 45 | 961 |
| St Thomas Aquinas College, Tynong | Independent | Combined | 39.8 km | 204 | 1,030 |
| St James School, Nar Nar Goon | Catholic | Primary | 43.6 km | 98 | 1,031 |
| Nar Nar Goon Primary School, Nar Nar Goon | Government | Primary | 43.9 km | 192 | 983 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED25802/narracan/topic/education