59.6% ▲ +53.5%
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bruce · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Bruce
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge 21 percentage point jump in Year 12 completion since 2011 marks a significant shift in schooling for Bruce. While most adults now finish high school, the area still has fewer university degrees than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is a little below the Victorian figure. This represents a major increase from 2011, when only 38.8% of people had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bruce, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 9 or below is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult in Bruce is less likely to have a university degree compared to the rest of the country, with 21.1% holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 25.7% of adults.
21.1% —
Lower than 52% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bruce splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Bruce are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 19.3%, followed by engineering at 15.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has much fewer schools per 1,000 children than most similar places, and the school advantage score is lower than most areas. Government schools make up the majority of the sector at 66%.
1.49
Lower than 78% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
Lower than 66% of federal 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).
24,358
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
487
Lower than 52% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Lower than 69% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bruce
50 schools — 24,358 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 10 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 10 · Combined 9
| Hallam Secondary College, Hallam | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 716 | 923 |
| Hallam Primary School, Hallam | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 417 | 939 |
| Southern Cross Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 210 | 1,010 |
| Fountain Gate Secondary College, Narre Warren | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,211 | 938 |
| Thomas Mitchell Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 629 | 1,050 |
| Dandenong Valley Special Developmental School, Narre Warren | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 201 | 990 |
| Fountain Gate Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 545 | 936 |
| St Paul Apostle South School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 273 | 1,057 |
| Maramba Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 248 | 995 |
| Gleneagles Secondary College, Endeavour Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,267 | 967 |
| Doveton College, Doveton | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 892 | 894 |
| Maranatha Christian School, Endeavour Hills | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,045 | 1,101 |
| Mary MacKillop School, Narre Warren North | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 294 | 1,058 |
| Holy Family School, Doveton | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 109 | 975 |
| James Cook Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 169 | 956 |
| Mossgiel Park Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 267 | 994 |
| Endeavour Hills Specialist School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 293 | 985 |
| St Paul Apostle North School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 237 | 1,056 |
| Oatlands Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 1,003 | 1,043 |
| Chalcot Lodge Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 257 | 1,012 |
| Foundation Learning Centre - Foundation College, Narre Warren | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 155 | 968 |
| Narre Warren North Primary School, Narre Warren North | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 337 | 1,053 |
| St John's Regional College, Dandenong | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 616 | 1,001 |
| Berry Street School - Narre Warren Campus, Narre Warren | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 219 | 894 |
| Timbarra P-9 College, Berwick | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 594 | 1,019 |
| Lysterfield Lake College, Narre Warren North | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 130 | 1,139 |
| Harkaway Hills College, Narre Warren North | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 321 | 1,149 |
| Don Bosco School, Narre Warren | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 207 | 1,047 |
| Sidrah Gardens School, Narre Warren North | Independent | Primary | 4.7 km | 102 | 1,104 |
| St Mary's School, Dandenong | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 154 | 993 |
| Dandenong Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 479 | 935 |
| Dandenong North Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 798 | 955 |
| Fleetwood Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 309 | 998 |
| Berwick Lodge Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 489 | 1,037 |
| Dandenong High School, Dandenong | Government | Secondary | 6.2 km | 1,378 | 891 |
| Wooranna Park Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 263 | 953 |
| Emerson School, Dandenong | Government | Combined | 6.7 km | 371 | 953 |
| St Gerard's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| Heritage College, Narre Warren South | Independent | Combined | 6.8 km | 613 | 1,058 |
| Dandenong West Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 311 | 931 |
| Nossal High School, Berwick | Government | Secondary | 7.0 km | 825 | 1,155 |
| Lyndale Greens Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 446 | 974 |
| Lyndale Secondary College, Dandenong North | Government | Secondary | 7.5 km | 850 | 935 |
| Berwick Fields Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 895 | 1,047 |
| Hillsmeade Primary School, Narre Warren South | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 782 | 994 |
| Rosewood Downs Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 258 | 1,023 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 8.9 km | 244 | 1,045 |
| Silverton Primary School, Noble Park North | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 406 | 1,023 |
| Nazareth College, Noble Park North | Catholic | Secondary | 9.5 km | 972 | 1,050 |
| Mulgrave Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 10.0 km | 426 | 1,079 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bruce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED204/bruce/topic/education