67.3% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Croydon Hills - Warranwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Croydon Hills - Warranwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 67% of adults in Croydon Hills - Warranwood have completed Year 12, a figure that is well above the national average. This area has seen a strong shift toward higher achievement, with both school completion and university degrees rising significantly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 67.3%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Only 5.7% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Croydon Hills - Warranwood, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose by 9.5 points since 2011 to 29.9%. This is about the same as the state average and well above the national figure.
29.9% ▲ +46.3%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 29.9%
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 Croydon Hills - Warranwood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.4%. Society and culture, education, and health each account for around 11% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has seven schools, which is more than about 87% of similar places, and these schools have an average advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.11
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
Higher than 71% 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).
3,771
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
539
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,112
Higher 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 Croydon Hills - Warranwood
31 schools — 15,898 students, average ICSEA 1,075.
By sector: Government 20 · Independent 7 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Croydon Hills Primary School, Croydon Hills | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 737 | 1,095 |
| Yarra Road Primary School, Croydon North | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 244 | 1,060 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School, Croydon Hills | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 658 | 1,147 |
| Luther College, Croydon Hills | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,219 | 1,127 |
| Yarra Valley Grammar, Ringwood | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,899 | 1,155 |
| Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School, Warranwood | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 470 | 1,097 |
| Warranwood Primary School, Warranwood | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 375 | 1,089 |
| Croydon Community School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 143 | 983 |
| Kalinda Primary School, Ringwood | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 424 | 1,097 |
| Ainslie Parklands Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 93 | 1,044 |
| Croydon Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 225 | 955 |
| Village School, Croydon North | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 68 | 1,089 |
| Melba Secondary College, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 663 | 1,003 |
| Sacred Heart School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 454 | 1,065 |
| Oxley Christian College, Chirnside Park | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 838 | 1,119 |
| Manchester Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 158 | 955 |
| Holy Spirit School, Ringwood North | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 386 | 1,102 |
| Ruskin Park Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 488 | 1,034 |
| Mullum Primary School, Ringwood | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 261 | 1,064 |
| Mooroolbark College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 934 | 982 |
| Ringwood North Primary School, Ringwood North | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 471 | 1,107 |
| Norwood Secondary College, Ringwood | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,083 | 1,059 |
| Dorset Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 525 | 1,034 |
| St Anne's School, Park Orchards | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 231 | 1,119 |
| Yarra Hills Secondary College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 530 | 972 |
| St Peter Julian Eymard, Mooroolbark | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 583 | 1,036 |
| Chirnside Park Primary School, Chirnside Park | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 411 | 1,040 |
| Bimbadeen Heights Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 541 | 1,039 |
| Park Orchards Primary School, Park Orchards | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 338 | 1,119 |
| Mooroolbark Grammar, Mooroolbark | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 39 | 997 |
| Rolling Hills Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 409 | 1,046 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Croydon Hills - Warranwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211031265/croydon-hills-warranwood/topic/education