66.4% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 76.2%
- 2016: 78.8%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Isaacs · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Isaacs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national figure, 66.4% of adults in Isaacs have completed Year 12. This educational edge is seen across the board, with residents more likely to hold university degrees than those in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While 66.4% of people finished Year 12, this is well above the Victorian figure of 61.8%, though it has fallen nearly 10 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Isaacs, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 30.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Australian average. However, this figure has dropped 16 points since 2016.
30.4% —
Higher than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 30.4%
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 Isaacs, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 22.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas. There are 29,809 enrolments across 46 schools within 3 km, though there are fewer schools per child than in most places.
1.56
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Lower than 77% 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).
29,809
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
662
Higher than 83% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,105
Higher than 85% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Isaacs
46 schools — 29,809 students, average ICSEA 1,105.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 10 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 30 · Combined 9 · Secondary 7
| Lighthouse Christian College, Keysborough | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 827 | 1,082 |
| Haileybury College - Keysborough Boys, Keysborough | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 4,880 | 1,191 |
| Keysborough Gardens Primary School, Keysborough | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 477 | 1,065 |
| Aspendale Gardens Primary School, Aspendale Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 592 | 1,095 |
| St Mark's School, Dingley Village | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 421 | 1,083 |
| Mt Hira College, Keysborough | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 863 | 1,008 |
| Dingley Primary School, Dingley Village | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 375 | 1,063 |
| Kingswood Primary School, Dingley Village | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 567 | 1,079 |
| St Louis de Montfort's School, Aspendale | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 594 | 1,107 |
| Chelsea Heights Primary School, Chelsea Heights | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 415 | 1,059 |
| Aspendale Primary School, Aspendale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 477 | 1,100 |
| Yarrabah School, Aspendale | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 189 | 1,032 |
| Edithvale Primary School, Edithvale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 525 | 1,100 |
| Cornish College, Bangholme | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 664 | 1,132 |
| Mordialloc College, Mordialloc | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,218 | 1,062 |
| St Brigid's School, Mordialloc | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 169 | 1,091 |
| Mordialloc Beach Primary School, Mordialloc | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 249 | 1,095 |
| Parkdale Secondary College, Mordialloc | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,418 | 1,067 |
| St John Vianney's School, Parkdale | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 164 | 1,099 |
| Parktone Primary School, Parkdale | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 411 | 1,101 |
| Chelsea Primary School, Chelsea | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 360 | 1,075 |
| Parkdale Primary School, Parkdale | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 631 | 1,133 |
| St Joseph's School, Chelsea | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 317 | 1,084 |
| Dandenong South Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 607 | 907 |
| Mentone Park Primary School, Mentone | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 186 | 1,099 |
| Christway College, Clarinda | Independent | Combined | 6.3 km | 864 | 1,111 |
| Bonbeach Primary School, Bonbeach | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 367 | 1,077 |
| Patterson Lakes Primary School, Patterson Lakes | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 521 | 1,061 |
| St Bede's College, Mentone | Catholic | Secondary | 6.9 km | 1,882 | 1,097 |
| Mentone Grammar School, Mentone | Independent | Combined | 7.0 km | 2,008 | 1,144 |
| St Patrick's School, Mentone | Catholic | Primary | 7.0 km | 460 | 1,116 |
| Mentone Primary School, Mentone | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 299 | 1,112 |
| Mentone Girls' Grammar School, Mentone | Independent | Combined | 7.2 km | 560 | 1,174 |
| Kilbreda College, Mentone | Catholic | Secondary | 7.3 km | 928 | 1,082 |
| Kingston Heath Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 184 | 1,075 |
| Carrum Primary School, Carrum | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 369 | 1,075 |
| Cheltenham East Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 392 | 1,122 |
| Mentone Girls Secondary College, Mentone | Government | Secondary | 8.4 km | 1,102 | 1,102 |
| Le Page Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 215 | 1,080 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School, Cheltenham | Catholic | Primary | 8.8 km | 257 | 1,107 |
| Cheltenham Secondary College, Cheltenham | Government | Secondary | 9.0 km | 759 | 1,054 |
| Bayside Special Developmental School, Moorabbin | Government | Combined | 10.5 km | 48 | 1,090 |
| Southmoor Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 10.7 km | 368 | 1,121 |
| St Catherine's School, Moorabbin | Catholic | Primary | 11.2 km | 85 | 1,083 |
| Moorabbin Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 11.7 km | 545 | 1,108 |
| Avenues Education, Moorabbin | Government | Secondary | 12.5 km | — | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Isaacs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED224/isaacs/topic/education