69.5% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 69.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Aspendale Gardens - Waterways · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 70% of adults in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways have finished Year 12, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where university degrees and school completions have both risen steadily since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 69.5% of people finishing Year 12. This rate is well above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and has climbed nearly 10 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Aspendale Gardens - Waterways, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common, with 29.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure and represents a 7.4 percentage point increase over the last decade.
29.3% ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 29.3%
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 Aspendale Gardens - Waterways, 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 fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 25.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school in the area, which is larger than most similar schools. While local school advantage scores are much higher than in most areas, there are very few schools per 1,000 children compared to other places.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.62
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
592
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
592
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,095
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Aspendale Gardens - Waterways
20 schools — 15,154 students, average ICSEA 1,120.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 14 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| Aspendale Gardens Primary School, Aspendale Gardens | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 592 | 1,095 |
| St Louis de Montfort's School, Aspendale | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 594 | 1,107 |
| Aspendale Primary School, Aspendale | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 477 | 1,100 |
| Edithvale Primary School, Edithvale | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 525 | 1,100 |
| Yarrabah School, Aspendale | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 189 | 1,032 |
| Mordialloc College, Mordialloc | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,218 | 1,062 |
| St Brigid's School, Mordialloc | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 169 | 1,091 |
| Lighthouse Christian College, Keysborough | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 827 | 1,082 |
| Chelsea Heights Primary School, Chelsea Heights | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 415 | 1,059 |
| Mordialloc Beach Primary School, Mordialloc | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 249 | 1,095 |
| Haileybury College - Keysborough Boys, Keysborough | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 4,880 | 1,191 |
| Chelsea Primary School, Chelsea | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 360 | 1,075 |
| Keysborough Gardens Primary School, Keysborough | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 477 | 1,065 |
| St Joseph's School, Chelsea | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 317 | 1,084 |
| St Mark's School, Dingley Village | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 421 | 1,083 |
| Cornish College, Bangholme | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 664 | 1,132 |
| Parkdale Secondary College, Mordialloc | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,418 | 1,067 |
| St John Vianney's School, Parkdale | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 164 | 1,099 |
| Kingswood Primary School, Dingley Village | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 567 | 1,079 |
| Parkdale Primary School, Parkdale | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 631 | 1,133 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031183/aspendale-gardens-waterways/topic/education