63.8% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maroondah · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Maroondah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A surge in higher learning has defined Maroondah over the last decade, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher jumping 10 percentage points since 2011. This growth is mirrored in school completion, where the number of people finishing Year 12 has risen by 11 percentage points in the same period. These shifts have left the area with a much more qualified population than most similar regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the national figure at 63.8%, which is a little above the Victorian average. Most residents finished Year 12, while around 11.9% stopped at Year 11 and 11.7% at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maroondah, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 30.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well above the Australian average. While bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 29.9%, many residents also hold a Certificate III or IV (23.7%).
30.1% ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Maroondah, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Maroondah are most often in management and commerce (20.3%), followed by engineering and related fields at 13.1% and society and culture at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Maroondah has 33 schools and 18,636 enrolments, which is larger than most similar areas. While the average school size and advantage score are much higher than most areas, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower.
33
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.57
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18,636
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
565
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,084
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maroondah
33 schools — 18,636 students, average ICSEA 1,084.
By sector: Government 23 · Independent 6 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Yarra Valley Grammar, Ringwood | Independent | Combined | — | 1,899 | 1,155 |
| Aquinas College, Ringwood | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,659 | 1,085 |
| Ringwood Secondary College, Ringwood | Government | Secondary | — | 1,516 | 1,052 |
| Luther College, Croydon Hills | Independent | Secondary | — | 1,219 | 1,127 |
| Norwood Secondary College, Ringwood | Government | Secondary | — | 1,083 | 1,059 |
| Tintern Grammar, Ringwood East | Independent | Combined | — | 985 | 1,154 |
| Croydon Hills Primary School, Croydon Hills | Government | Primary | — | 737 | 1,095 |
| Heathmont College, Heathmont | Government | Secondary | — | 667 | 1,014 |
| Melba Secondary College, Croydon | Government | Secondary | — | 663 | 1,003 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School, Croydon Hills | Independent | Primary | — | 658 | 1,147 |
| Heathmont East Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | — | 570 | 1,127 |
| Great Ryrie Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | — | 566 | 1,072 |
| Eastwood Primary School, Ringwood East | Government | Primary | — | 555 | 1,092 |
| Dorset Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | — | 525 | 1,034 |
| Ruskin Park Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | — | 488 | 1,034 |
| Ringwood North Primary School, Ringwood North | Government | Primary | — | 471 | 1,107 |
| Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School, Warranwood | Independent | Combined | — | 470 | 1,097 |
| Sacred Heart School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | — | 454 | 1,065 |
| Kalinda Primary School, Ringwood | Government | Primary | — | 424 | 1,097 |
| Holy Spirit School, Ringwood North | Catholic | Primary | — | 386 | 1,102 |
| Warranwood Primary School, Warranwood | Government | Primary | — | 375 | 1,089 |
| Tinternvale Primary School, Ringwood East | Government | Primary | — | 328 | 1,062 |
| Mullum Primary School, Ringwood | Government | Primary | — | 261 | 1,064 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Ringwood | Catholic | Primary | — | 248 | 981 |
| Yarra Road Primary School, Croydon North | Government | Primary | — | 244 | 1,060 |
| Croydon Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | — | 225 | 955 |
| Ringwood Heights Primary School, Ringwood North | Government | Primary | — | 215 | 1,104 |
| Bayswater North Primary School, Bayswater North | Government | Primary | — | 211 | 1,015 |
| Croydon Community School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | — | 143 | 983 |
| Marlborough Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | — | 124 | 1,037 |
| Croydon Special Developmental School, Croydon South | Government | Combined | — | 106 | 976 |
| Ainslie Parklands Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | — | 93 | 1,044 |
| Village School, Croydon North | Independent | Primary | — | 68 | 1,089 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maroondah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24410/maroondah/topic/education