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Education & Qualifications in Casey

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

A jump in higher education is a key story for Casey, where the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 6.9 points since 2016. While school completion rates have also climbed, they remain well below the Victorian and national figures.

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📍 Casey, Federal Electorate

Where Casey sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

21.4% —

All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Casey — lower than 51% of areas.

Casey21.4%
Greater Melbourne 32.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 54.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This is an improvement from 2011, when the rate was 45.6%.

Completed Year 12

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54.9% ▲ +20.4%

Lower than 55% of federal electorate areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Casey, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 17%.

Year 12 54.9% Year 10 16.1% Year 11 14.7% Year 9 or below 9.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The typical resident is more likely to hold a Certificate III or IV (33.9%) than a university degree. Only 21.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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21.4% —

Lower than 51% of federal electorate 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 Casey, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 33.9% Bachelor degree 22.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.6% Postgraduate degree 6.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.6% Certificate I / II 1.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Casey are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Management and Commerce being the most common at 14.9% each, followed by Society and Culture at 12.5%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are 2.66 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 78 schools within 3 km, the average school size of 320 is much lower than in most other areas.

Schools within 3 km

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78

Higher than 79% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,035

Higher than 55% of federal electorate areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Casey

78 schools — 24,991 students, average ICSEA 1,035.

By sector: Government 57 · Independent 11 · Catholic 10

By type: Primary 56 · Secondary 12 · Combined 10
Warburton Primary School, Warburton Government Primary 3.2 km 71 1,004
Millwarra Primary School, Millgrove Government Primary 7.5 km 47 923
Wesburn Primary School, Wesburn Government Primary 8.2 km 77 980
Little Yarra Steiner School, Yarra Junction Independent Combined 10.5 km 278 1,067
Gladysdale Primary School, Gladysdale Government Primary 10.9 km 23 971
Upper Yarra Secondary College, Yarra Junction Government Secondary 11.0 km 736 975
St Joseph's School, Yarra Junction Catholic Primary 11.6 km 87 1,002
Yarra Junction Primary School, Yarra Junction Government Primary 12.0 km 220 985
Don Valley Primary School, Don Valley Government Primary 13.2 km 39 1,015
Launching Place Primary School, Launching Place Government Primary 15.0 km 137 969
Hoddles Creek Primary School, Hoddles Creek Government Primary 15.3 km 4 —
Woori Yallock Primary School, Woori Yallock Government Primary 18.2 km 429 986
Badger Creek Primary School, Healesville Government Primary 19.6 km 233 1,006
Worawa Aboriginal College, Healesville Independent Secondary 21.3 km 46 649
Healesville High School, Healesville Government Secondary 21.6 km 310 964
St Brigid's School, Healesville Catholic Primary 22.0 km 274 1,029
Healesville Primary School, Healesville Government Primary 22.0 km 222 974
Seville Primary School, Seville Government Primary 24.1 km 163 996
Wandin Yallock Primary School, Wandin North Government Primary 26.8 km 132 1,007
Chum Creek Primary School, Chum Creek Government Primary 27.1 km 67 1,048
Macclesfield Primary School, Macclesfield Government Primary 27.8 km 133 1,017
Silvan Primary School, Silvan Government Primary 28.9 km 13 1,016
Wandin North Primary School, Wandin North Government Primary 28.9 km 311 1,016
St Mary's School, Mount Evelyn Catholic Primary 30.3 km 324 1,018
Monbulk College, Monbulk Government Secondary 30.9 km 583 1,044
Mount Evelyn Primary School, Mount Evelyn Government Primary 31.0 km 397 1,031
Yarra Ranges Special Developmental School, Mount Evelyn Government Combined 31.1 km 89 993
Coldstream Primary School, Coldstream Government Primary 31.2 km 85 997
Lyrebird College, Coldstream Independent Combined 31.3 km 20 1,102
St Paul's School, Monbulk Catholic Primary 31.4 km 115 1,046
Yering Primary School, Yering Government Primary 31.6 km 20 1,039
Monbulk Primary School, Monbulk Government Primary 32.0 km 214 1,032
Birmingham Primary School, Mount Evelyn Government Primary 32.6 km 666 1,040
Mount Evelyn Christian School, Mount Evelyn Independent Combined 33.0 km 693 1,059
Mount Lilydale Mercy College, Lilydale Catholic Secondary 33.4 km 1,550 1,045
Lilydale Primary School, Lilydale Government Primary 33.7 km 221 1,014
St Patrick's School, Lilydale Catholic Primary 33.8 km 250 1,052
The Patch Primary School, The Patch Government Primary 34.0 km 286 1,086
Yarra Glen Primary School, Yarra Glen Government Primary 34.1 km 117 998
Edinburgh College, Lilydale Independent Combined 34.1 km 590 1,083
Mount Dandenong Primary School, Mount Dandenong Government Primary 34.1 km 152 1,078
Lilydale High School, Lilydale Government Secondary 34.5 km 1,424 1,013
Cire Community School, Lilydale Independent Secondary 34.6 km 524 987
Olinda Primary School, Olinda Government Primary 34.6 km 13 964
Lilydale Heights College, Lilydale Government Secondary 34.8 km 860 1,000
Montrose Primary School, Montrose Government Primary 35.2 km 566 1,050
Billanook College, Mooroolbark Independent Combined 35.3 km 889 1,104
Victoria Road Primary School, Lilydale Government Primary 35.3 km 231 1,025
Menzies Creek Primary School, Menzies Creek Government Primary 35.4 km 67 1,057
Mooroolbark East Primary School, Mooroolbark Government Primary 35.5 km 569 1,013
Kallista Primary School, Kallista Government Primary 35.5 km 91 1,118
Sassafras Primary School, Sassafras Government Primary 35.8 km 29 1,055
Billanook Primary School, Montrose Government Primary 35.9 km 438 1,048
Rolling Hills Primary School, Mooroolbark Government Primary 36.1 km 409 1,046
Mooroolbark Grammar, Mooroolbark Independent Combined 36.3 km 39 997
Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras Government Combined 36.5 km 95 982
Pembroke Primary School, Mooroolbark Government Primary 36.5 km 91 923
Bimbadeen Heights Primary School, Mooroolbark Government Primary 36.7 km 541 1,039
Gladesville Primary School, Kilsyth Government Primary 37.0 km 76 968
St Richard's Primary School, Kilsyth Catholic Primary 37.0 km 166 1,058
St Peter Julian Eymard, Mooroolbark Catholic Primary 37.1 km 583 1,036
Selby Primary School, Selby Government Primary 37.1 km 165 1,109
Yarra Hills Secondary College, Mooroolbark Government Secondary 37.3 km 530 972
Mooroolbark College, Mooroolbark Government Secondary 37.3 km 934 982
Chirnside Park Primary School, Chirnside Park Government Primary 37.4 km 411 1,040
Kilsyth Primary School, Kilsyth Government Primary 37.6 km 114 948
Mater Christi College, Belgrave Catholic Secondary 37.7 km 688 1,093
Manchester Primary School, Mooroolbark Government Primary 37.8 km 158 955
Ghilgai School, Kilsyth Independent Primary 37.8 km 94 1,061
Oxley Christian College, Chirnside Park Independent Combined 38.1 km 838 1,119
St Thomas More's School, Belgrave Catholic Primary 38.1 km 101 1,089
Ferny Creek Primary School, Ferny Creek Government Primary 38.4 km 127 1,111
Tecoma Primary School, Tecoma Government Primary 38.6 km 361 1,080
Belgrave South Primary School, Belgrave South Government Primary 38.8 km 375 1,065
Belgrave Heights Christian School, Belgrave Heights Independent Combined 39.1 km 776 1,078
Upwey High School, Upwey Government Secondary 39.3 km 744 1,048
Upwey Primary School, Upwey Government Primary 39.4 km 129 1,114
Upwey South Primary School, Upwey Government Primary 40.3 km 321 1,078

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Casey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED206/casey/topic/education