56.7% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mooroolbark · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Mooroolbark
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Mooroolbark have finished their schooling and degrees since 2011, with Year 12 completion rates climbing by 10 percentage points. While the typical resident is now more qualified, the area still sits well below the state and national figures for bachelor degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose to 56.7%, though this remains well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 15.2% of residents stopped their formal schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mooroolbark, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.4% of the population, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. This figure has risen 7.5 percentage points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 34.5%.
21.4% ▲ +54.6%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 Mooroolbark, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (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 17.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mooroolbark has 10 schools with a total of 4,743 enrolments, placing it among the largest areas for education. Most students attend government schools (70%), and 60% of the local schools are primary institutions.
10
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.18
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 77% 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).
4,743
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
474
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,024
Higher than 54% 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 Mooroolbark
36 schools — 18,668 students, average ICSEA 1,046.
By sector: Government 23 · Independent 9 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 8 · Combined 5
| Bimbadeen Heights Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 541 | 1,039 |
| St Peter Julian Eymard, Mooroolbark | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 583 | 1,036 |
| Mooroolbark East Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 569 | 1,013 |
| Mooroolbark College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 934 | 982 |
| Yarra Hills Secondary College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 530 | 972 |
| Billanook College, Mooroolbark | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 889 | 1,104 |
| Rolling Hills Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 409 | 1,046 |
| Pembroke Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 91 | 923 |
| Mooroolbark Grammar, Mooroolbark | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 39 | 997 |
| Manchester Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 158 | 955 |
| Edinburgh College, Lilydale | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 590 | 1,083 |
| Kilsyth Primary School, Kilsyth | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 114 | 948 |
| Oxley Christian College, Chirnside Park | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 838 | 1,119 |
| Lilydale High School, Lilydale | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,424 | 1,013 |
| Victoria Road Primary School, Lilydale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 231 | 1,025 |
| St Richard's Primary School, Kilsyth | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 166 | 1,058 |
| Cire Community School, Lilydale | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 524 | 987 |
| Ruskin Park Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 488 | 1,034 |
| Village School, Croydon North | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 68 | 1,089 |
| Gladesville Primary School, Kilsyth | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 76 | 968 |
| Montrose Primary School, Montrose | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 566 | 1,050 |
| Chirnside Park Primary School, Chirnside Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 411 | 1,040 |
| Birmingham Primary School, Mount Evelyn | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 666 | 1,040 |
| Lilydale Primary School, Lilydale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 221 | 1,014 |
| St Patrick's School, Lilydale | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 250 | 1,052 |
| Croydon Community School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 143 | 983 |
| Lilydale Heights College, Lilydale | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 860 | 1,000 |
| Mount Evelyn Christian School, Mount Evelyn | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 693 | 1,059 |
| Croydon Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 225 | 955 |
| Mount Lilydale Mercy College, Lilydale | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,550 | 1,045 |
| Luther College, Croydon Hills | Independent | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,219 | 1,127 |
| Croydon Hills Primary School, Croydon Hills | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 737 | 1,095 |
| Dorset Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 525 | 1,034 |
| Yarra Road Primary School, Croydon North | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 244 | 1,060 |
| Billanook Primary School, Montrose | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 438 | 1,048 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School, Croydon Hills | Independent | Primary | 5.1 km | 658 | 1,147 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mooroolbark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051281/mooroolbark/topic/education