40.3% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alexandra · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Alexandra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Alexandra finished high school compared to the state average, though the number has risen to 40.3% since 2011. While school completion is low, the area has a higher proportion of university degrees than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is a slight improvement from 2011, when the rate was 34.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alexandra, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 14.5% by 2021. This is higher than most similar areas, though still far below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.5% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
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 Alexandra, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are health at 12.6%, engineering at 12.4%, and education at 12.2%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alexandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215002/alexandra/topic/education