61.7% —
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower school advantage scores than most areas mark Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton as a place where students face more challenges. While 61.7% of residents have finished Year 12, which is a little above the national figure, university qualifications are less common here than in the wider state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 61.7% of people have completed Year 12, which is higher than most areas and roughly the same as the Victorian average. Around 17.2% of residents have a Year 9 education or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 9 or below is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 20.1% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 26.3% and the state average of 29.2%. Certificates III or IV are the next most common high-level qualification at 23%.
20.1% —
Lower than 53% 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 →In Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17%, followed by society and culture at 14.8% and engineering at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four schools with a total of 2,334 enrolments, which is larger than about 69% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.17
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 53% 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).
2,334
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
584
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
926
Lower than 87% 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 Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton
21 schools — 13,398 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Roxburgh Park Primary School, Roxburgh Park | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 345 | 956 |
| Roxburgh College, Roxburgh Park | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,041 | 912 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School, Roxburgh Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 614 | 911 |
| Roxburgh Homestead Primary School, Roxburgh Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 334 | 963 |
| Meadow Heights Primary School, Meadow Heights | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 400 | 919 |
| Roxburgh Rise Primary School, Roxburgh Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 633 | 949 |
| St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College, Coolaroo | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,078 | 997 |
| Craigieburn South Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 545 | 960 |
| Craigieburn Secondary College, Craigieburn | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,008 | 918 |
| Coolaroo South Primary School, Coolaroo | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 250 | 930 |
| Kolbe Catholic College, Greenvale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,293 | 980 |
| Bethal Primary School, Meadow Heights | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 259 | 941 |
| Holy Child School, Dallas | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 200 | 911 |
| Our Lady's School, Craigieburn | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 703 | 984 |
| Dallas Brooks Community Primary School, Dallas | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 410 | 893 |
| Aitken Hill Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 892 | 1,004 |
| Aitken College, Greenvale | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,453 | 1,102 |
| Greenvale Secondary College, Greenvale | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 540 | 997 |
| Greenvale Primary School, Greenvale | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 593 | 1,034 |
| Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School, Greenvale | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 236 | 1,065 |
| St Carlo Borromeo School, Greenvale | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 571 | 1,062 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051544/roxburgh-park-somerton/topic/education