57.7% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.0%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chirnside Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Chirnside Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Chirnside Park have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to the state average. Despite these gaps, the area has seen a strong push toward higher learning, with the number of adults holding university degrees climbing nearly 10 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well below the Victorian average of 61.8%. This is a significant improvement from 2011, when only 46% of people had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chirnside Park, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.8% of the population, a figure well below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.9% of residents.
22.8% ▲ +74.6%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 Chirnside Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 20%, followed by engineering at 15.8%. Society and culture and health are also common, each at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Chirnside Park has two schools, which is fewer than most similar areas, and only 0.87 schools per 1,000 children. However, these two schools are much larger than usual, with an average size of 625 students.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.87
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 63% 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).
1,249
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
625
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,093
Higher than 81% 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 Chirnside Park
26 schools — 14,667 students, average ICSEA 1,048.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 7 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 8 · Combined 3
| Chirnside Park Primary School, Chirnside Park | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 411 | 1,040 |
| Lilydale Heights College, Lilydale | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 860 | 1,000 |
| Victoria Road Primary School, Lilydale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 231 | 1,025 |
| Oxley Christian College, Chirnside Park | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 838 | 1,119 |
| Mooroolbark Grammar, Mooroolbark | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 39 | 997 |
| Rolling Hills Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 409 | 1,046 |
| Village School, Croydon North | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 68 | 1,089 |
| Cire Community School, Lilydale | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 524 | 987 |
| Lilydale High School, Lilydale | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,424 | 1,013 |
| Manchester Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 158 | 955 |
| St Patrick's School, Lilydale | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 250 | 1,052 |
| Bimbadeen Heights Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 541 | 1,039 |
| Mooroolbark College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 934 | 982 |
| Lilydale Primary School, Lilydale | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 221 | 1,014 |
| Wonga Park Primary School, Wonga Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| Mount Lilydale Mercy College, Lilydale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,550 | 1,045 |
| Yarra Road Primary School, Croydon North | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 244 | 1,060 |
| St Peter Julian Eymard, Mooroolbark | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 583 | 1,036 |
| Yarra Hills Secondary College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 530 | 972 |
| Mooroolbark East Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 569 | 1,013 |
| Croydon Hills Primary School, Croydon Hills | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 737 | 1,095 |
| Billanook College, Mooroolbark | Independent | Combined | 5.5 km | 889 | 1,104 |
| Luther College, Croydon Hills | Independent | Secondary | 5.9 km | 1,219 | 1,127 |
| Croydon Community School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 143 | 983 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School, Croydon Hills | Independent | Primary | 6.1 km | 658 | 1,147 |
| Croydon Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 225 | 955 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chirnside Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051275/chirnside-park/topic/education