69.1% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Berwick - South West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Berwick - South West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Berwick - South West finished high school than the national average, with 69.1% completing Year 12. This educational edge extends to higher learning, as nearly 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. These figures place the area well above the typical Australian profile for schooling and degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is 69.1%, which is far above the Australian figure of 58.8% and well above Victoria's 61.8%. This is higher than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Berwick - South West, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 29.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure and about the same as the Victorian average. Certificates III and IV are the next most common qualification at 24.3%.
29.6% —
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Berwick - South West splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (27%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of qualification at 21.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15% and society and culture at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much larger than most similar schools. While the local school has a high advantage score, there are very few schools per 1,000 children compared to other areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.36
Lower than 99% 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).
895
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
895
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,047
Higher than 64% 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 Berwick - South West
26 schools — 25,911 students, average ICSEA 1,042.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 5 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| Berwick Fields Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 895 | 1,047 |
| Heritage College, Narre Warren South | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 613 | 1,058 |
| Kambrya College, Berwick | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 2,369 | 1,045 |
| St Catherine's Primary School, Berwick | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 601 | 1,108 |
| Brentwood Park Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 1,017 | 1,091 |
| Berwick Chase Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 700 | 1,042 |
| Nossal High School, Berwick | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 825 | 1,155 |
| Hillsmeade Primary School, Narre Warren South | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 782 | 994 |
| Fleetwood Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 309 | 998 |
| Berwick Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 884 | 1,087 |
| Alkira Secondary College, Cranbourne North | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 2,011 | 986 |
| St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar, Berwick | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 980 | 1,155 |
| Tulliallan Primary School, Cranbourne North | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 1,449 | 1,048 |
| Trinity Catholic Primary School, Narre Warren South | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 507 | 1,070 |
| Berwick Lodge Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 489 | 1,037 |
| St Michael's School, Berwick | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 441 | 1,084 |
| Turrun Primary School, Clyde North | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 203 | 1,058 |
| Berry Street School - Narre Warren Campus, Narre Warren | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 219 | 894 |
| Don Bosco School, Narre Warren | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 207 | 1,047 |
| Beaconsfield Primary School, Beaconsfield | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 603 | 1,046 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Beaconsfield | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 2,797 | 1,043 |
| Narre Warren South P-12 College, Narre Warren South | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 2,404 | 918 |
| Foundation Learning Centre - Foundation College, Narre Warren | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 155 | 968 |
| Berwick Secondary College, Berwick | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,626 | 1,027 |
| Hillcrest Christian College, Clyde North | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 2,231 | 1,106 |
| Timbarra P-9 College, Berwick | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 594 | 1,019 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Berwick - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212021554/berwick-south-west/topic/education