71.7% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 71.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lynbrook - Lyndhurst · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Lynbrook - Lyndhurst
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of residents in Lynbrook - Lyndhurst finished high school compared to the national figure, with 71.7% completing Year 12. This reflects a growing trend in education for the area, where both school completion and university degrees have risen significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the Victorian average at 71.7%, a figure that has risen by 9.2 percentage points since 2011. Only 9.6% of residents had Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lynbrook - Lyndhurst, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 9 or below is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are more common here than in most areas, with 29.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian figure and represents a 9.8 percentage point increase since 2011.
29.7% ▲ +49.2%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 29.7%
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 Lynbrook - Lyndhurst, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 21.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.5% and society and culture at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools with a total of 1,960 enrolments, which is larger than about 62% of similar areas. While the average school size is much higher than most areas, there are 19 schools within a 3km radius.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.65
Lower than 96% 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).
1,960
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
653
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,011
Lower than 52% 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 Lynbrook - Lyndhurst
19 schools — 12,697 students, average ICSEA 957.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Lynbrook | Catholic | Primary | 0.1 km | 315 | 1,042 |
| Lynbrook Primary School, Lynbrook | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 777 | 1,011 |
| Lyndhurst Primary School, Lyndhurst | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 868 | 999 |
| St Therese's School, Cranbourne | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 239 | 1,023 |
| Lyndhurst Secondary College, Cranbourne | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 832 | 941 |
| St Kevin's School, Hampton Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 479 | 1,040 |
| Coral Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 393 | 923 |
| Hampton Park Secondary College, Hampton Park | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,234 | 905 |
| River Gum Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 501 | 910 |
| Strathaird Primary School, Narre Warren South | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 761 | 975 |
| Narre Warren South P-12 College, Narre Warren South | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 2,404 | 918 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 432 | 930 |
| Kilberry Valley Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 404 | 954 |
| Courtenay Gardens Primary School, Cranbourne North | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 750 | 998 |
| Rangebank Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 347 | 942 |
| Quarters Primary School, Cranbourne West | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 466 | 1,003 |
| Cranbourne Carlisle Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 588 | 963 |
| Cranbourne West Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 594 | 946 |
| Cranbourne Park Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 313 | 949 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lynbrook - Lyndhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212031306/lynbrook-lyndhurst/topic/education