57.7% —
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Croydon - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Croydon - East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Croydon - East have finished school and earned degrees than five years ago. While 57.7% of residents completed Year 12, the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has risen to 25.5%. These increases show a clear trend toward higher education in the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 6.2 points since 2016 to reach 57.7%. This is a little below the national figure of 58.8% and well below Victoria's 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Croydon - East, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher grew by 5.4 points since 2016 to 25.5%, which is about the same as the Australian figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 28.3% of residents.
25.5% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Croydon - East splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of qualification at 17.6%, followed by society and culture at 13.7% and engineering at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary government schools with a typical size of 507 students. While there are few schools locally, there are 42 schools within 3 km, which is more than most similar areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.69
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
Higher than 84% 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).
1,013
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
507
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
Higher than 58% 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 - East
42 schools — 22,345 students, average ICSEA 1,073.
By sector: Government 27 · Independent 9 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Croydon Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 225 | 955 |
| Sacred Heart School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 454 | 1,065 |
| Croydon Community School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 143 | 983 |
| Ruskin Park Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 488 | 1,034 |
| Dorset Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 525 | 1,034 |
| Ainslie Parklands Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 93 | 1,044 |
| Croydon Special Developmental School, Croydon South | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 106 | 976 |
| Luther College, Croydon Hills | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,219 | 1,127 |
| Melba Secondary College, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 663 | 1,003 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School, Croydon Hills | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 658 | 1,147 |
| Croydon Hills Primary School, Croydon Hills | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 737 | 1,095 |
| Kilsyth Primary School, Kilsyth | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 114 | 948 |
| Tinternvale Primary School, Ringwood East | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 328 | 1,062 |
| Yarra Valley Grammar, Ringwood | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,899 | 1,155 |
| Kalinda Primary School, Ringwood | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 424 | 1,097 |
| Yarra Hills Secondary College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 530 | 972 |
| St Peter Julian Eymard, Mooroolbark | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 583 | 1,036 |
| Tintern Grammar, Ringwood East | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 985 | 1,154 |
| St Richard's Primary School, Kilsyth | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 166 | 1,058 |
| Eastwood Primary School, Ringwood East | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 555 | 1,092 |
| Bayswater North Primary School, Bayswater North | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 211 | 1,015 |
| Manchester Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 158 | 955 |
| Pembroke Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 91 | 923 |
| Mooroolbark College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 934 | 982 |
| Gladesville Primary School, Kilsyth | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 76 | 968 |
| Yarra Road Primary School, Croydon North | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 244 | 1,060 |
| Village School, Croydon North | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 68 | 1,089 |
| Mullum Primary School, Ringwood | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 261 | 1,064 |
| Norwood Secondary College, Ringwood | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,083 | 1,059 |
| Holy Spirit School, Ringwood North | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 386 | 1,102 |
| Bimbadeen Heights Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 541 | 1,039 |
| Heathmont East Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 570 | 1,127 |
| Oxley Christian College, Chirnside Park | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 838 | 1,119 |
| Ringwood Secondary College, Ringwood | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,516 | 1,052 |
| Ghilgai School, Kilsyth | Independent | Primary | 4.6 km | 94 | 1,061 |
| Mooroolbark East Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 569 | 1,013 |
| Billanook College, Mooroolbark | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 889 | 1,104 |
| Great Ryrie Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 566 | 1,072 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Ringwood | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 248 | 981 |
| Aquinas College, Ringwood | Catholic | Secondary | 5.1 km | 1,659 | 1,085 |
| Rolling Hills Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 409 | 1,046 |
| Mooroolbark Grammar, Mooroolbark | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 39 | 997 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Croydon - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211031450/croydon-east/topic/education