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Skipton · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Skipton

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of 32 percentage points separates Skipton from Victoria in Year 12 completion rates. Only 29.3% of residents have finished high school, which is far below the state and national figures. This trend reflects a community where formal schooling is less common than in most other areas.

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📍 Skipton, Urban Centre

Where Skipton sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.5% ▼ -20.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Skipton — lower than 71% of areas.

Skipton8.5%
3361, VIC 11.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion has risen slightly to 29.3% since 2011, though this remains far below the Australian average. Around 22.6% of people finished Year 10, while 21.3% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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29.3% ▲ +7.1%

Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Skipton, the largest group is Year 12 at 33%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (24%).

Year 12 29.3% Year 10 22.6% Year 9 or below 21.3% Year 11 14.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is less common here, with bachelor degrees or higher falling to 8.5% since 2011. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria, and most qualified adults instead hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.5% ▼ -20.9%

Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Skipton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (27%) and Bachelor degree (17%).

Certificate III / IV 32.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 19.0% Bachelor degree 12.0% Postgraduate degree 2.8% Certificate I / II 2.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 16.2%, followed by health at 12.5% and education at 10.6%.

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 Skipton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222084/skipton/topic/education