67.5% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Doreen - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Doreen - South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher rates of school completion than similar areas define Doreen - South, where 67.5% of people finished Year 12. This strong foundation in schooling is matched by a high proportion of adults holding professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the national figure, with 67.5% of residents finishing school compared to 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Doreen - South, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.5% of the population.
26.3% —
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Doreen - South splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Doreen - South has one government primary school, which is larger than most in similar areas with 497 enrolments. However, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for this area type.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.35
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Lower than 69% 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).
497
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
497
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,037
Higher than 59% 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 Doreen - South
12 schools — 9,587 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 4
| Ashley Park Primary School, Doreen | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 497 | 1,037 |
| Hazel Glen College, Doreen | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 2,141 | 1,023 |
| Plenty Valley Christian College, Doreen | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 911 | 1,113 |
| St Paul the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Doreen | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 454 | 1,080 |
| Mernda Park Primary School, Mernda | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 369 | 1,057 |
| Doreen Primary School, Doreen | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 167 | 1,064 |
| Laurimar Primary School, Doreen | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 968 | 1,027 |
| Mernda Central P-12 College, Mernda | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,746 | 1,009 |
| Mernda Primary School, Mernda | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 844 | 1,035 |
| St Joseph's School, Mernda | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 497 | 1,094 |
| Yarrambat Primary School, Yarrambat | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 634 | 1,052 |
| Mernda Hills Christian College, Mernda | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 359 | 1,119 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Doreen - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041528/doreen-south/topic/education