61.4% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mill Park - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Mill Park - North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Mill Park - North hold a university degree compared to the state average, though education levels are climbing. While 23.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the Victorian figure of 29.2%. Despite this gap, the area has seen a steady rise in both school completions and higher qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 61.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is a little above the national figure and represents a rise of 8.7 points since 2011. Roughly 12% of people in the area left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mill Park - North, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 9 or below is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are becoming more common, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher rising 8.7 points since 2011 to reach 23.1%. This remains well below the Victorian average of 29.2%.
23.1% ▲ +60.5%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mill Park - North splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (20%) and engineering (15.7%), followed by society and culture at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four schools serving 3,536 students, which is more than 85% of similar areas. These schools are much larger than those in most other areas, with an average size of 884 students.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.49
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
33
Higher than 74% 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).
3,536
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
884
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,048
Higher than 64% 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 Mill Park - North
33 schools — 20,170 students, average ICSEA 1,039.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 9 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 9 · Combined 5
| Mill Park Secondary College, Mill Park | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 976 | 1,023 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Mill Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 1,260 | 1,073 |
| Mill Park Heights Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 563 | 1,015 |
| Plenty Parklands Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 737 | 1,064 |
| Findon Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 278 | 1,008 |
| Mill Park Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 529 | 1,065 |
| Plenty River College, South Morang | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 62 | 1,013 |
| Meadowglen Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 384 | 966 |
| Lalor North Secondary College, Epping | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 355 | 960 |
| Morang South Primary School, South Morang | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 375 | 1,027 |
| Marymede Catholic College, South Morang | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 2,467 | 1,069 |
| St John XXIII Primary School, Thomastown | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 228 | 1,035 |
| The Lakes South Morang College, South Morang | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 688 | 1,004 |
| Lalor East Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 213 | 966 |
| Parade College, Bundoora | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,968 | 1,077 |
| Lalor North Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 330 | 998 |
| Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,110 | 964 |
| St Monica's College - Davisson Street, Epping | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 2,185 | 1,059 |
| Epping Secondary College, Epping | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 975 | 956 |
| St Peter's School, Epping | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 348 | 1,061 |
| Lalor Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 228 | 984 |
| Northside Christian College, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 643 | 1,102 |
| Epping Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 319 | 977 |
| Thomastown East Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 331 | 1,062 |
| St Luke's School, Lalor | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 313 | 1,049 |
| Y Community School, Epping | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 65 | 966 |
| Merriang School, Lalor | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 129 | 1,006 |
| Peter Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 101 | 968 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| Epping Views Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 684 | 1,029 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 226 | 1,085 |
| St Catherine's School, Lalor | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 289 | 1,036 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mill Park - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041220/mill-park-north/topic/education