54.0% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Frankston · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Frankston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Frankston hold a university degree than the Victorian average, though educational levels are climbing. While 18.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is far below the state figure of 29.2%. Recent years have seen a steady rise in both university qualifications and high school completions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 54%, though it remains well below the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Frankston, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 6.8 points since 2011 to 18.7%. Despite this growth, the figure is still well below the Australian average of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 33.3%.
18.7% ▲ +56.6%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 Frankston, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Frankston are most common in management and commerce at 16.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14% and society and culture at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Frankston has 42 schools with 21,521 enrolments, making it larger than about 89% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (76.2%), and the area has a much higher average school size and advantage score than most other areas.
42
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.63
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21,521
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
512
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,027
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Frankston
42 schools — 21,521 students, average ICSEA 1,027.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 7 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 9 · Combined 5
| Frankston High School, Frankston | Government | Secondary | — | 1,964 | 1,067 |
| Elisabeth Murdoch College, Langwarrin | Government | Secondary | — | 1,572 | 1,010 |
| John Paul College, Frankston | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,300 | 1,055 |
| Patterson River Secondary College, Seaford | Government | Secondary | — | 1,268 | 1,015 |
| McClelland Secondary College, Frankston | Government | Secondary | — | 1,089 | 981 |
| Carrum Downs Secondary College, Carrum Downs | Government | Secondary | — | 928 | 969 |
| Woodleigh School, Langwarrin South | Independent | Combined | — | 897 | 1,116 |
| Woodlands Primary School, Langwarrin | Government | Primary | — | 861 | 1,051 |
| Derinya Primary School, Frankston South | Government | Primary | — | 834 | 1,097 |
| Rowellyn Park Primary School, Carrum Downs | Government | Primary | — | 781 | 1,003 |
| Overport Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | — | 680 | 1,058 |
| Langwarrin Primary School, Langwarrin | Government | Primary | — | 663 | 1,022 |
| Langwarrin Park Primary School, Langwarrin | Government | Primary | — | 585 | 1,016 |
| Bayside Christian College, Langwarrin South | Independent | Combined | — | 573 | 1,086 |
| Banyan Fields Primary School, Carrum Downs | Government | Primary | — | 517 | 987 |
| Skye Primary School, Skye | Government | Primary | — | 515 | 995 |
| Mount Erin Secondary College, Frankston South | Government | Secondary | — | 490 | 985 |
| Monterey Secondary College, Frankston North | Government | Secondary | — | 462 | 927 |
| Frankston Heights Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | — | 458 | 1,043 |
| Seaford North Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | — | 444 | 1,070 |
| Kingsley Park Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | — | 382 | 1,027 |
| St Joachim's School, Carrum Downs | Catholic | Primary | — | 328 | 1,052 |
| St Augustine's School, Frankston South | Catholic | Primary | — | 318 | 1,053 |
| St Jude's School, Langwarrin | Catholic | Primary | — | 309 | 1,052 |
| Belvedere Park Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | — | 288 | 1,004 |
| St John's School, Frankston East | Catholic | Primary | — | 270 | 1,053 |
| Frankston Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | — | 241 | 1,015 |
| Karingal Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | — | 239 | 985 |
| Seaford Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | — | 230 | 1,030 |
| Aldercourt Primary School, Frankston North | Government | Primary | — | 225 | 918 |
| Kananook Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | — | 190 | 1,014 |
| St Anne's School, Seaford | Catholic | Primary | — | 186 | 1,070 |
| Seaford Park Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | — | 169 | 1,005 |
| Frankston East Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | — | 160 | 943 |
| Naranga School, Frankston | Government | Combined | — | 159 | 945 |
| Ballam Park Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | — | 156 | 963 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Frankston | Catholic | Primary | — | 155 | 1,042 |
| Mahogany Rise Primary School, Frankston North | Government | Primary | — | 148 | 909 |
| Nepean School, Seaford | Government | Combined | — | 141 | 1,006 |
| David Scott School, Frankston | Independent | Secondary | — | 129 | 987 |
| Frankston Special Developmental School, Frankston | Government | Combined | — | 124 | 969 |
| Karingal Heights Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | — | 93 | 950 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Frankston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22170/frankston/topic/education