67.7% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Knoxfield - Scoresby · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Knoxfield - Scoresby
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have surged in Knoxfield - Scoresby since 2011, with a huge jump in both school completions and university degrees. Now, 32.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure well above the national average. This shift reflects a community that is becoming significantly more qualified over time.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates have risen 15 points since 2011 to 67.7%. This is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Knoxfield - Scoresby, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a university degree now make up 32.7% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This represents a 14 point increase since 2011, with bachelor degrees being the most common high-level qualification at 33.5%.
32.7% ▲ +72.8%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 32.7%
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 Knoxfield - Scoresby, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 23.7%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools, which is more than about 71% of similar areas, though the typical school size of 205 students is much lower than most. While there are 60 schools within 3km, the local schools have a higher average advantage score than most areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.67
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
60
Higher than 91% 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).
1,027
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
205
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,041
Higher than 61% 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 Knoxfield - Scoresby
60 schools — 28,417 students, average ICSEA 1,082.
By sector: Government 44 · Catholic 11 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 44 · Secondary 9 · Combined 7
| Scoresby Primary School, Scoresby | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 136 | 1,013 |
| St Jude the Apostle School, Scoresby | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 271 | 1,083 |
| Scoresby Secondary College, Scoresby | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 244 | 1,003 |
| Carrington Primary School, Knoxfield | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 64 | 974 |
| Knox Gardens Primary School, Wantirna South | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 458 | 1,112 |
| Waverley Christian College, Wantirna South | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 2,370 | 1,141 |
| Knox Park Primary School, Knoxfield | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 312 | 1,061 |
| St Mary's College for the Deaf - Wantirna South Campus, Wantirna South | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 75 | 1,028 |
| Holy Trinity School, Wantirna South | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 210 | 1,083 |
| Wantirna South Primary School, Wantirna South | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 233 | 1,074 |
| St Andrews Christian College, Wantirna South | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 719 | 1,166 |
| Rowville Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 439 | 1,060 |
| Rowville Secondary College, Rowville | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,887 | 1,028 |
| Karoo Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 422 | 1,086 |
| Kent Park Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 197 | 1,012 |
| Jells Park Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 536 | 1,128 |
| St Simon's School, Rowville | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 366 | 1,087 |
| The Knox School, Wantirna South | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 764 | 1,159 |
| Fairhills High School, Knoxfield | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 404 | 994 |
| Mountain Gate Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 432 | 1,072 |
| Park Ridge Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 527 | 1,067 |
| Templeton Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 720 | 1,136 |
| St Justin's School, Wheelers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 325 | 1,093 |
| Heany Park Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 314 | 1,090 |
| Wantirna College, Wantirna | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,458 | 1,031 |
| Lysterfield Primary School, Lysterfield | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 482 | 1,064 |
| Fairhills Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 104 | 1,004 |
| Waverley Meadows Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 94 | 1,071 |
| Wheelers Hill Secondary College, Wheelers Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 711 | 1,037 |
| Knox Central Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 75 | 1,018 |
| Wheelers Hill Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 699 | 1,151 |
| Wantirna Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 53 | 1,031 |
| Regency Park Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 537 | 1,068 |
| Mount View Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 920 | 1,146 |
| Wattle View Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 247 | 1,006 |
| St Luke's School, Wantirna | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 165 | 1,098 |
| Mulgrave Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 426 | 1,079 |
| Camelot Rise Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 426 | 1,150 |
| Heritage College Knox, Ferntree Gully | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 183 | 1,059 |
| Eastern Ranges School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 200 | 1,031 |
| Brandon Park Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 561 | 1,127 |
| Rosewood Downs Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 258 | 1,023 |
| Bayswater South Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 339 | 1,099 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Boronia | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 129 | 1,086 |
| Brentwood Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,565 | 1,097 |
| Glen Waverley South Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 300 | 1,077 |
| Bayswater West Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 223 | 1,003 |
| Nazareth College, Noble Park North | Catholic | Secondary | 5.7 km | 972 | 1,050 |
| Highvale Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 5.8 km | 1,220 | 1,114 |
| St Leonard's School, Glen Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 268 | 1,142 |
| Glen Waverley Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 970 | 1,141 |
| Urban College, Boronia | Independent | Secondary | 6.0 km | 100 | 975 |
| Dillbadin Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 35 | 977 |
| Albany Rise Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 207 | 1,017 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 6.1 km | 244 | 1,045 |
| Carwatha College P-12, Noble Park | Government | Combined | 6.2 km | 681 | 976 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Bayswater | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 85 | 1,003 |
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 155 | 1,024 |
| Silverton Primary School, Noble Park North | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 406 | 1,023 |
| Boronia K-12 College, Boronia | Government | Combined | 6.7 km | 494 | 982 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Knoxfield - Scoresby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011254/knoxfield-scoresby/topic/education