41.8% —
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria) are finishing school and getting degrees than in previous years. While Year 12 completion has risen to 41.8%, this remains far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. The area is seeing a steady climb in education levels, though they stay lower than most similar regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This result is much lower than most areas, although the rate rose 5.7 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria), the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, 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 is lower than most areas, though it rose 3.0 percentage points since 2016.
15.4% —
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.4%
- 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 Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held in the area are in Engineering and related fields at 13.9%, followed by Health at 12.8% and Management and commerce at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 41 schools within 3 km. However, the typical school size is 238 students, which is much lower than most similar regions.
4.11
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
Higher than 87% 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).
9,523
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
238
Lower than 86% 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 Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria)
41 schools — 9,523 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 10 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 27 · Combined 7 · Secondary 7
| Moyhu Primary School, Moyhu | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 17 | 998 |
| Milawa Primary School, Milawa | Government | Primary | 10.6 km | 63 | 1,040 |
| Whorouly Primary School, Whorouly | Government | Primary | 13.0 km | 26 | 1,013 |
| Oxley Primary School, Oxley | Government | Primary | 13.3 km | 76 | 1,007 |
| Everton Primary School, Everton | Government | Primary | 14.4 km | 9 | 931 |
| Greta Valley Primary School, Greta South | Government | Primary | 20.8 km | 27 | 1,026 |
| Our Lady's School, Wangaratta | Catholic | Primary | 21.7 km | 75 | 956 |
| Yarrunga Primary School, Wangaratta | Government | Primary | 21.9 km | 130 | 913 |
| Glenrowan Primary School, Glenrowan | Government | Primary | 22.0 km | 107 | 1,015 |
| Wangaratta Primary School, Wangaratta | Government | Primary | 23.0 km | 148 | 1,018 |
| St Patrick's School, Wangaratta | Catholic | Primary | 23.2 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Cathedral College Wangaratta, Wangaratta | Independent | Combined | 23.3 km | 1,075 | 1,084 |
| Carraragarmungee Primary School, Londrigan | Government | Primary | 23.4 km | 29 | 1,012 |
| Wangaratta West Primary School, Wangaratta | Government | Primary | 24.2 km | 486 | 1,017 |
| Marian College, Myrtleford | Catholic | Secondary | 24.8 km | 145 | 1,019 |
| St Bernard's School, Wangaratta | Catholic | Primary | 24.9 km | 356 | 1,042 |
| Myrtleford P-12 College, Myrtleford | Government | Combined | 24.9 km | 405 | 976 |
| Wangaratta High School, Wangaratta | Government | Secondary | 25.0 km | 595 | 957 |
| Myrrhee Primary School, Myrrhee | Government | Primary | 25.0 km | 37 | 1,076 |
| St Mary's School, Myrtleford | Catholic | Primary | 25.0 km | 143 | 1,051 |
| Whitfield District Primary School, Whitfield | Government | Primary | 25.4 km | 34 | 1,040 |
| Wangaratta District Specialist School, Wangaratta | Government | Combined | 25.4 km | 171 | 922 |
| Galen Catholic College, Wangaratta | Catholic | Secondary | 25.4 km | 973 | 1,035 |
| Borinya, Wangaratta Community Partnership, Wangaratta | Catholic | Secondary | 25.6 km | 45 | 975 |
| Appin Park Primary School, Wangaratta | Government | Primary | 25.6 km | 192 | 981 |
| Springhurst Primary School, Springhurst | Government | Primary | 39.4 km | 5 | 987 |
| Porepunkah Primary School, Porepunkah | Government | Primary | 45.1 km | 103 | 1,056 |
| Bright P-12 College, Bright | Government | Combined | 50.6 km | 514 | 1,054 |
| Wandiligong Primary School, Wandiligong | Government | Primary | 54.2 km | 40 | 1,070 |
| Tungamah Primary School, Tungamah | Government | Primary | 66.0 km | 31 | 948 |
| Harrietville Primary School, Harrietville | Government | Primary | 67.3 km | 29 | 1,097 |
| Yarrawonga College P-12, Yarrawonga | Government | Combined | 69.8 km | 1,008 | 964 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Yarrawonga | Catholic | Primary | 70.3 km | 443 | 1,046 |
| Sacred Heart College, Yarrawonga | Catholic | Secondary | 70.8 km | 236 | 1,021 |
| Katamatite Primary School, Katamatite | Government | Primary | 85.4 km | 37 | 974 |
| School for Student Leadership, Dinner Plain | Government | Secondary | 89.2 km | — | — |
| Cobram Anglican Grammar School, Cobram | Independent | Combined | 98.3 km | 387 | 1,010 |
| Cobram and District Specialist School, Cobram | Government | Combined | 98.7 km | 66 | 929 |
| Cobram Primary School, Cobram | Government | Primary | 98.8 km | 268 | 933 |
| St Joseph's School, Cobram | Catholic | Primary | 99.3 km | 308 | 1,006 |
| Cobram Secondary College, Cobram | Government | Secondary | 99.5 km | 457 | 952 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26504/ovens-valley/topic/education