60.7% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mill Park - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Mill Park - South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant jump in higher education has shaped Mill Park - South since 2011, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing by 8.5 percentage points. This shift comes alongside a steady rise in school completion, leaving the area with a more qualified workforce than a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is slightly below the Victorian figure but a bit above the national average. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 52.5% had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mill Park - South, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 9 or below is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult here is less likely to have a university degree than those in the rest of Victoria, with 23.4% holding a bachelor degree or higher. Certificates III and IV are also common, held by 26.5% of the population.
23.4% ▲ +57.0%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mill Park - South splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.0%. Society and culture degrees are also frequent at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are only two primary government schools in the area, they have an advantage score that is higher than most areas. The region has a much lower number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar places.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.13
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 79% 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).
807
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
404
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 63% 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 - South
38 schools — 20,452 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 11 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 10 · Combined 5
| Mill Park Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 529 | 1,065 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Mill Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 1,260 | 1,073 |
| Mill Park Secondary College, Mill Park | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 976 | 1,023 |
| Findon Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 278 | 1,008 |
| Plenty Parklands Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 737 | 1,064 |
| Mill Park Heights Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 563 | 1,015 |
| St John XXIII Primary School, Thomastown | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 228 | 1,035 |
| Parade College, Bundoora | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,968 | 1,077 |
| Lalor East Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 213 | 966 |
| Lalor North Secondary College, Epping | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 355 | 960 |
| Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,110 | 964 |
| Northside Christian College, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 643 | 1,102 |
| Plenty River College, South Morang | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 62 | 1,013 |
| Lalor North Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 330 | 998 |
| Meadowglen Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 384 | 966 |
| St Damian's School, Bundoora | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 378 | 1,080 |
| Lalor Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 228 | 984 |
| Norris Bank Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 110 | 992 |
| Morang South Primary School, South Morang | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 375 | 1,027 |
| Thomastown East Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 331 | 1,062 |
| St Monica's College - Davisson Street, Epping | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 2,185 | 1,059 |
| Concord School, Bundoora | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 541 | 1,080 |
| St Peter's School, Epping | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 348 | 1,061 |
| St Luke's School, Lalor | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 313 | 1,049 |
| Epping Secondary College, Epping | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 975 | 956 |
| Loyola College, Watsonia | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| Merriang School, Lalor | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 129 | 1,006 |
| Peter Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 101 | 968 |
| Epping Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 319 | 977 |
| Northern School For Autism, Reservoir | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 525 | 1,030 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| Y Community School, Epping | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 65 | 966 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| Thomastown Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 176 | 967 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 226 | 1,085 |
| St Catherine's School, Lalor | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 289 | 1,036 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mill Park - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041221/mill-park-south/topic/education