63.0% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 65% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 74.8%
- 2016: 77.4%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gorton · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Gorton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A 12 point drop in Year 12 completion since 2011 marks a shifting educational landscape in Gorton. While 63% of residents finished high school, the proportion of adults with a university degree has fallen sharply since 2016. This trend reflects a community where school finishing rates remain higher than the national figure despite the recent decline.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 63% of people finished Year 12, which is well above the Australian figure of 58.8%. However, this is a significant decrease from 2011, when 74.8% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gorton, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 9 or below is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher fell by 23 points since 2016 to 23.0%. This is now well below the Victorian figure of 29.2%. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees (29.4%) and Certificate III or IV (24.0%).
23.0% —
Higher than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 Gorton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gorton has much larger schools than most similar areas, with an average size of 744 students. While there are 32,746 enrolments, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.18
Lower than 94% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
44
Lower than 83% 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).
32,746
Higher than 77% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
744
Higher than 91% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,031
Higher than 53% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gorton
44 schools — 32,746 students, average ICSEA 1,031.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 11 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 9 · Combined 6
| Creekside K-9 College, Caroline Springs | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,287 | 1,018 |
| Deanside Primary School, Deanside | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 590 | 1,044 |
| Springside Primary School, Caroline Springs | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 976 | 1,019 |
| Brookside P-9 College, Caroline Springs | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,225 | 1,013 |
| Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 494 | 1,062 |
| Lakeview Senior College, Caroline Springs | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,049 | 1,004 |
| Catholic Regional College Caroline Springs, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,079 | 1,045 |
| Springside West Secondary College, Fraser Rise | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,677 | 1,017 |
| St George Preca School, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 728 | 1,047 |
| Southern Cross Grammar, Caroline Springs | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 904 | 1,136 |
| Burnside Primary School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 442 | 1,039 |
| Kororoit Creek Primary School, Burnside Heights | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 1,156 | 1,082 |
| Aintree Primary School, Aintree | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 1,323 | 1,058 |
| Rockbank Primary School, Rockbank | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 615 | 1,027 |
| Gilson College, Taylors Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,102 | 1,073 |
| Taylors Hill Primary School, Taylors Hill | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 575 | 1,027 |
| Kings Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 367 | 966 |
| Parkwood Green Primary School, Hillside | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 495 | 1,014 |
| Yarrabing Secondary College, Aintree | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 398 | 1,018 |
| Dharra School, Aintree | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | 111 | 1,029 |
| Albanvale Primary School, Albanvale | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 313 | 950 |
| Movelle Primary School, Kings Park | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 124 | 969 |
| Resurrection School, Kings Park | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 453 | 957 |
| Copperfield College, Delahey | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,846 | 962 |
| Deer Park North Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 307 | 942 |
| Sydenham - Hillside Primary School, Sydenham | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 993 | 1,012 |
| Deer Park West Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 389 | 989 |
| St Peter Chanel School, Deer Park | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 506 | 1,012 |
| Mackellar Primary School, Delahey | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 300 | 993 |
| Catholic Regional College Sydenham, Sydenham | Catholic | Secondary | 6.6 km | 974 | 1,028 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Sydenham | Catholic | Primary | 6.6 km | 476 | 1,067 |
| Monmia Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 180 | 985 |
| Derrimut Primary School, Derrimut | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 574 | 998 |
| St Lawrence Catholic Primary School, Derrimut | Catholic | Primary | 7.4 km | 454 | 1,043 |
| Taylors Lakes Primary School, Taylors Lakes | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 678 | 1,029 |
| Taylors Lakes Secondary College, Taylors Lakes | Government | Secondary | 7.9 km | 1,280 | 1,007 |
| Thornhill Park Primary School, Thornhill Park | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 768 | 1,019 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School, Keilor Downs | Catholic | Primary | 8.4 km | 502 | 1,059 |
| Keilor Views Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 396 | 1,019 |
| Keilor Downs Secondary College, Keilor Downs | Government | Secondary | 9.0 km | 1,223 | 1,004 |
| Catholic Regional College North Keilor, Keilor Lodge | Catholic | Secondary | 9.2 km | 642 | 1,045 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Keilor | Catholic | Primary | 9.9 km | 255 | 1,077 |
| Overnewton Anglican Community College - Yirramboi Campus, Keilor | Independent | Combined | 10.3 km | 2,146 | 1,118 |
| Keilor Primary School, Keilor | Government | Primary | 11.0 km | 374 | 1,044 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gorton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED218/gorton/topic/education