55.5% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3175, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3175, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of residents in postcode 3175 have finished their schooling, with the share of people completing Year 12 rising 7.5 points since 2011. While degrees are more common here than in most similar areas, the overall level of formal qualification remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.5% of people have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian average. Around 18.6% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3175, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 9 or below is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 18.9% since 2011. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains far below the Victorian figure of 29.2%.
18.9% ▲ +50.5%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →3175, VIC splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 17.7%, followed by engineering at 14.9% and society and culture at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 15 schools within 3 km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Schools here are typically much larger than in other areas, with 7,564 total enrolments.
1.55
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Higher than 89% 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).
7,564
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
504
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3175, VIC
15 schools — 7,564 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Dandenong South Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 607 | 907 |
| Dandenong West Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 311 | 931 |
| St Mary's School, Dandenong | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 154 | 993 |
| Dandenong Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 479 | 935 |
| Dandenong High School, Dandenong | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,378 | 891 |
| St John's Regional College, Dandenong | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 616 | 1,001 |
| Dandenong North Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 798 | 955 |
| St Gerard's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| Emerson School, Dandenong | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 371 | 953 |
| Lyndale Greens Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 446 | 974 |
| Lyndale Secondary College, Dandenong North | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 850 | 935 |
| Wooranna Park Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 263 | 953 |
| Cornish College, Bangholme | Independent | Combined | 6.1 km | 664 | 1,132 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 6.5 km | 244 | 1,045 |
| Rosewood Downs Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 258 | 1,023 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3175, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3175/3175-vic/topic/education