Showing posts with label schools. Show all posts
Showing posts with label schools. Show all posts

Monday, August 10, 2020

The importance of good boundaries

It's hard to think of a time in the recent past when people have been so interested in geography. Coronavirus restrictions have changed that. Here in Melbourne, travel and administrative restrictions have reduced the size of our worlds to a 5km radius. Many people are querying the geographic definition of metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. It's great to see so much interest in geography, even if it has resulted from such a devastating pandemic. This blog will look at why good geographic boundaries are important by looking at some of the quirkier aspects of spatial units.

Monday, November 11, 2019

What is the largest school in Victoria?

If you work with data you probably know all about the Victorian Government's online repository - if you don't click on this linkEach year the Department of Education conducts a school Census, which collects enrolment data at a point in time.  In this blog I've used data from the Department of Education to look at characteristics of schools, particularly by type and size.