64.0% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Plenty - Yarrambat · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Plenty - Yarrambat
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school and earned university degrees in Plenty - Yarrambat than in most similar areas. A growing number of residents are well-qualified, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher rising nearly 6 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is higher than most areas, with 64% of residents finishing school. This is well above the national figure of 58.8% and has risen 7.4 percentage points over the last decade.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Plenty - Yarrambat, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 27.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is a higher rate than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average, though a little below the Victorian state rate.
27.1% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Plenty - Yarrambat splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce, at 21.2%, followed by engineering at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four schools with a school advantage score of 1,074, which is much higher than most areas. Three-quarters of these schools are government-run and primary-level institutions.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.39
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Higher than 86% 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).
1,671
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
418
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,074
Higher than 74% 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 Plenty - Yarrambat
46 schools — 28,319 students, average ICSEA 1,064.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 10 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 30 · Secondary 9 · Combined 7
| Yarrambat Primary School, Yarrambat | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 634 | 1,052 |
| Morang South Primary School, South Morang | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 375 | 1,027 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 226 | 1,085 |
| Diamond Creek Primary School, Diamond Creek | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 235 | 1,065 |
| Marymede Catholic College, South Morang | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 2,467 | 1,069 |
| North-Eastern Montessori School, St Helena | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 106 | 1,143 |
| Sacred Heart School, Diamond Creek | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 182 | 1,080 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| St Helena Secondary College, Eltham North | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,414 | 1,065 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| Plenty River College, South Morang | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 62 | 1,013 |
| Glen Katherine Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 554 | 1,088 |
| Greenhills Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 499 | 1,103 |
| Diamond Creek East Primary School, Diamond Creek | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 466 | 1,066 |
| Diamond Valley College, Diamond Creek | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 818 | 1,020 |
| Plenty Parklands Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 737 | 1,064 |
| Ashley Park Primary School, Doreen | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 497 | 1,037 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Eltham North | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 393 | 1,137 |
| The Lakes South Morang College, South Morang | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | 688 | 1,004 |
| Plenty Valley Christian College, Doreen | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 911 | 1,113 |
| Mernda Park Primary School, Mernda | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 369 | 1,057 |
| Eltham North Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 475 | 1,127 |
| Mill Park Secondary College, Mill Park | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 976 | 1,023 |
| Mill Park Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 529 | 1,065 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Mill Park | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 1,260 | 1,073 |
| Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 203 | 1,090 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| Sherbourne Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 64 | 1,086 |
| Doreen Primary School, Doreen | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 167 | 1,064 |
| Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 541 | 1,080 |
| Parade College, Bundoora | Catholic | Secondary | 6.3 km | 1,968 | 1,077 |
| Hazel Glen College, Doreen | Government | Combined | 6.5 km | 2,141 | 1,023 |
| Loyola College, Watsonia | Catholic | Secondary | 6.5 km | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 63 | 1,027 |
| Montmorency Secondary College, Montmorency | Government | Secondary | 6.5 km | 1,085 | 1,083 |
| Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough | Government | Secondary | 6.6 km | 591 | 1,020 |
| Findon Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 278 | 1,008 |
| St Paul the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Doreen | Catholic | Primary | 6.6 km | 454 | 1,080 |
| Concord School, Bundoora | Government | Combined | 6.7 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 522 | 1,104 |
| Hurstbridge Primary School, Hurstbridge | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 141 | 1,055 |
| Northside Christian College, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 7.5 km | 643 | 1,102 |
| St Damian's School, Bundoora | Catholic | Primary | 7.5 km | 378 | 1,080 |
| Bundoora Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Bundoora Secondary College, Bundoora | Government | Secondary | 7.9 km | 540 | 1,030 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Plenty - Yarrambat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209031213/plenty-yarrambat/topic/education