69.3% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mernda - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Mernda - South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 70% of residents in Mernda - South have completed Year 12, a figure far above the national average. This educational achievement is matched by a strong proportion of adults holding higher degrees, making it a well-qualified area of Greater Melbourne.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is at 69.3%, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mernda - South, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 28.3% of the population, which is a little above the Australian figure and higher than most similar areas.
28.3% —
Higher than 65% 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 →Mernda - South splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by engineering and society and culture at around 12% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 3 schools in the area, but they are much larger than those in most other similar places, with an average size of 825 students.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.91
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Lower than 55% 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).
2,474
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
825
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,032
Higher than 57% 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 Mernda - South
17 schools — 13,372 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 6 · Secondary 1
| Mernda Hills Christian College, Mernda | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 359 | 1,119 |
| Mernda Central P-12 College, Mernda | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,746 | 1,009 |
| St Joseph's School, Mernda | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 497 | 1,094 |
| Mernda Primary School, Mernda | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 844 | 1,035 |
| Mernda Park Primary School, Mernda | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 369 | 1,057 |
| The Lakes South Morang College, South Morang | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 688 | 1,004 |
| St Paul the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Doreen | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 454 | 1,080 |
| Wirrigirri Primary School, Wollert | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 111 | 1,062 |
| Al Siraat College, Epping | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,554 | 1,067 |
| Glowrey Catholic Primary School, Wollert | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 559 | 1,071 |
| Hazel Glen College, Doreen | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 2,141 | 1,023 |
| Wollert Primary School, Wollert | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 601 | 1,012 |
| Ashley Park Primary School, Doreen | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 497 | 1,037 |
| Wollert Secondary College, Wollert | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 389 | 1,005 |
| Laurimar Primary School, Doreen | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 968 | 1,027 |
| Epping Views Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 684 | 1,029 |
| Plenty Valley Christian College, Doreen | Independent | Combined | 5.5 km | 911 | 1,113 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mernda - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041532/mernda-south/topic/education