58.9% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Narre Warren North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Narre Warren North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Six different schools serve the local children in Narre Warren North, which is more than 80% of similar areas. While university degrees are less common here than across the state, school completion rates have climbed by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.9% of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This is a little below the Victorian rate of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Narre Warren North, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 21.5%, which is well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia. This has risen 6.7 percentage points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 29.8%.
21.5% ▲ +45.5%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Narre Warren North splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 19.0%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 18.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most areas, with an average size of 215 students. The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most other places, and half of these schools are independent.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.11
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 75% 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).
1,290
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
215
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,089
Higher than 79% 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 Narre Warren North
34 schools — 16,239 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 7 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 8 · Secondary 5
| Narre Warren North Primary School, Narre Warren North | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 337 | 1,053 |
| Lysterfield Lake College, Narre Warren North | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 130 | 1,139 |
| Harkaway Hills College, Narre Warren North | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 321 | 1,149 |
| Mary MacKillop School, Narre Warren North | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 294 | 1,058 |
| Sidrah Gardens School, Narre Warren North | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 102 | 1,104 |
| Harkaway Primary School, Harkaway | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 106 | 1,026 |
| Oatlands Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 1,003 | 1,043 |
| Maramba Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 248 | 995 |
| Timbarra P-9 College, Berwick | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 594 | 1,019 |
| Fountain Gate Secondary College, Narre Warren | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,211 | 938 |
| Dandenong Valley Special Developmental School, Narre Warren | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 201 | 990 |
| Fountain Gate Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 545 | 936 |
| Don Bosco School, Narre Warren | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 207 | 1,047 |
| Gleneagles Secondary College, Endeavour Hills | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,267 | 967 |
| Maranatha Christian School, Endeavour Hills | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 1,045 | 1,101 |
| Thomas Mitchell Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 629 | 1,050 |
| Foundation Learning Centre - Foundation College, Narre Warren | Independent | Secondary | 4.8 km | 155 | 968 |
| Berwick Lodge Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 489 | 1,037 |
| Southern Cross Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 210 | 1,010 |
| St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar, Berwick | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 980 | 1,155 |
| Mossgiel Park Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 267 | 994 |
| St Michael's School, Berwick | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 441 | 1,084 |
| Hallam Secondary College, Hallam | Government | Secondary | 5.8 km | 716 | 923 |
| Berwick Secondary College, Berwick | Government | Secondary | 5.8 km | 1,626 | 1,027 |
| St Paul Apostle North School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 6.1 km | 237 | 1,056 |
| St Paul Apostle South School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 6.1 km | 273 | 1,057 |
| Dandenong Ranges Steiner School, Emerald | Independent | Primary | 6.2 km | 151 | 1,080 |
| Hallam Primary School, Hallam | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 417 | 939 |
| James Cook Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 169 | 956 |
| Chalcot Lodge Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 257 | 1,012 |
| Doveton College, Doveton | Government | Combined | 7.4 km | 892 | 894 |
| Endeavour Hills Specialist School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Combined | 7.4 km | 293 | 985 |
| Holy Family School, Doveton | Catholic | Primary | 7.7 km | 109 | 975 |
| Beaconsfield Upper Primary School, Beaconsfield Upper | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 317 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Narre Warren North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212021299/narre-warren-north/topic/education