54.7% ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Evelyn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Mount Evelyn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Mount Evelyn generally sit around the middle for similar areas, though they remain well below state and national figures. While university degrees are less common here than in the rest of Victoria, the number of people finishing school and earning degrees has climbed steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This result has improved significantly over time, rising 10 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Evelyn, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.3% of the population, a figure well below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification in the area is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.3% of people.
19.3% ▲ +50.0%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 Mount Evelyn, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across various fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 16.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mount Evelyn has four schools with a total of 1,476 enrolments, which is larger than about half of similar areas. Three quarters of these schools are government-run primary schools.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.04
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower than 51% 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).
1,476
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
369
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 57% 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 Mount Evelyn
19 schools — 9,451 students, average ICSEA 1,039.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Mount Evelyn Primary School, Mount Evelyn | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 397 | 1,031 |
| St Mary's School, Mount Evelyn | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 324 | 1,018 |
| Yarra Ranges Special Developmental School, Mount Evelyn | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 89 | 993 |
| Birmingham Primary School, Mount Evelyn | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 666 | 1,040 |
| Mount Evelyn Christian School, Mount Evelyn | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 693 | 1,059 |
| Wandin North Primary School, Wandin North | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 311 | 1,016 |
| Edinburgh College, Lilydale | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 590 | 1,083 |
| Wandin Yallock Primary School, Wandin North | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 132 | 1,007 |
| Billanook College, Mooroolbark | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 889 | 1,104 |
| Montrose Primary School, Montrose | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 566 | 1,050 |
| Mooroolbark East Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 569 | 1,013 |
| Lilydale Primary School, Lilydale | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 221 | 1,014 |
| Lilydale High School, Lilydale | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 1,424 | 1,013 |
| Mount Lilydale Mercy College, Lilydale | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 1,550 | 1,045 |
| St Patrick's School, Lilydale | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 250 | 1,052 |
| Silvan Primary School, Silvan | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 13 | 1,016 |
| Cire Community School, Lilydale | Independent | Secondary | 5.2 km | 524 | 987 |
| Mount Dandenong Primary School, Mount Dandenong | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 152 | 1,078 |
| Pembroke Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 91 | 923 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Evelyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051283/mount-evelyn/topic/education