57.9% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3172, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3172, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study in postcode 3172, where 21.6% of qualified residents work in these areas. While degrees are less common here than in the rest of Victoria, the number of people finishing high school and earning university degrees has risen steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 8.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 57.9%. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3172, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 9 or below is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is well below the national average, despite rising 6.1 percentage points since 2011.
19.4% ▲ +45.5%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →3172, VIC splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with 15.0% in engineering and 10.4% in society and culture. Health and education degrees follow at 9.1% and 7.6% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has seven schools within 3 km, which is more than 86% of similar areas. These schools are typically large, with an average of 630 students, and 71.4% are government run.
1.78
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 86% of postcode 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).
4,411
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
630
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3172, VIC
7 schools — 4,411 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| Dingley Primary School, Dingley Village | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 375 | 1,063 |
| Athol Road Primary School, Springvale South | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 402 | 947 |
| Hoa Nghiem Primary School, Springvale South | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 70 | 1,017 |
| Kingswood Primary School, Dingley Village | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 567 | 1,079 |
| St Mark's School, Dingley Village | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 421 | 1,083 |
| Keysborough Primary School, Springvale South | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 382 | 964 |
| Keysborough Secondary College, Springvale South | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 2,194 | 941 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3172, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3172/3172-vic/topic/education