66.6% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rowville - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Rowville - Central
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over two-thirds of adults in Rowville - Central have finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong rise in university qualifications, with the proportion of people holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing nearly 10 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 66.6% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is well above both the Victorian and Australian averages. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when only 57.3% had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rowville - Central, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly 28.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little above the national figure. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees (31.2%) and Certificate III or IV (24.2%).
28.8% ▲ +52.6%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 28.8%
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 Rowville - Central, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 23.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area's four schools are much larger than most, with an average size of 805 students. While there are more schools here than in 60% of similar areas, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than most places.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.59
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 59% 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).
3,219
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
805
Higher than 86% 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 Rowville - Central
24 schools — 10,175 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Rowville Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 439 | 1,060 |
| Rowville Secondary College, Rowville | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,887 | 1,028 |
| St Simon's School, Rowville | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 366 | 1,087 |
| Park Ridge Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 527 | 1,067 |
| Heany Park Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 314 | 1,090 |
| Karoo Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 422 | 1,086 |
| Carrington Primary School, Knoxfield | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 64 | 974 |
| Scoresby Primary School, Scoresby | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 136 | 1,013 |
| Lysterfield Primary School, Lysterfield | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 482 | 1,064 |
| Scoresby Secondary College, Scoresby | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 244 | 1,003 |
| St Jude the Apostle School, Scoresby | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 271 | 1,083 |
| Knox Park Primary School, Knoxfield | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 312 | 1,061 |
| Knox Gardens Primary School, Wantirna South | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 458 | 1,112 |
| Mountain Gate Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 432 | 1,072 |
| Rosewood Downs Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 258 | 1,023 |
| St Mary's College for the Deaf - Wantirna South Campus, Wantirna South | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 75 | 1,028 |
| Holy Trinity School, Wantirna South | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 210 | 1,083 |
| Mulgrave Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 426 | 1,079 |
| St Justin's School, Wheelers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 325 | 1,093 |
| Jells Park Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 536 | 1,128 |
| Nazareth College, Noble Park North | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 972 | 1,050 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 244 | 1,045 |
| Waverley Meadows Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 94 | 1,071 |
| Carwatha College P-12, Noble Park | Government | Combined | 5.6 km | 681 | 976 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rowville - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011256/rowville-central/topic/education