61.1% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Narre Warren South - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Narre Warren South - West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of people in Narre Warren South - West have finished high school, with 61.1% of residents now completing Year 12. While school completion is rising, the area has far fewer university graduates than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 61.1% of people finished Year 12, which is a little above the national figure. This is an increase of 3.7 percentage points since 2016, putting the area on a similar level to the rest of Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Narre Warren South - West, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 9 or below is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 18.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.2% of residents.
18.7% —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 Narre Warren South - West, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in management and commerce at 19.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.4% and society and culture at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area's three schools are among the largest at this level, with an average of 1,224 students per school. However, these schools have a school advantage score of 951, which is much lower than most similar areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.79
Lower than 92% 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).
3,672
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,224
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
951
Lower than 80% 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 South - West
34 schools — 23,587 students, average ICSEA 988.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Narre Warren South P-12 College, Narre Warren South | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 2,404 | 918 |
| Trinity Catholic Primary School, Narre Warren South | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 507 | 1,070 |
| Coral Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 393 | 923 |
| Strathaird Primary School, Narre Warren South | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 761 | 975 |
| Kilberry Valley Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 404 | 954 |
| Heritage College, Narre Warren South | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 613 | 1,058 |
| Hillsmeade Primary School, Narre Warren South | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 782 | 994 |
| Berry Street School - Narre Warren Campus, Narre Warren | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 219 | 894 |
| St Kevin's School, Hampton Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 479 | 1,040 |
| Fleetwood Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 309 | 998 |
| Foundation Learning Centre - Foundation College, Narre Warren | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 155 | 968 |
| River Gum Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 501 | 910 |
| Hampton Park Secondary College, Hampton Park | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,234 | 905 |
| Don Bosco School, Narre Warren | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 207 | 1,047 |
| Alkira Secondary College, Cranbourne North | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 2,011 | 986 |
| Lyndhurst Secondary College, Cranbourne | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 832 | 941 |
| Berwick Lodge Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 489 | 1,037 |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Lynbrook | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 315 | 1,042 |
| Berwick Fields Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 895 | 1,047 |
| Courtenay Gardens Primary School, Cranbourne North | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 750 | 998 |
| Lynbrook Primary School, Lynbrook | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 777 | 1,011 |
| St Therese's School, Cranbourne | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 239 | 1,023 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 432 | 930 |
| Nossal High School, Berwick | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 825 | 1,155 |
| Cranbourne Carlisle Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 588 | 963 |
| Fountain Gate Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 545 | 936 |
| Lyndhurst Primary School, Lyndhurst | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 868 | 999 |
| Timbarra P-9 College, Berwick | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 594 | 1,019 |
| Dandenong Valley Special Developmental School, Narre Warren | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 201 | 990 |
| Rangebank Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 347 | 942 |
| Fountain Gate Secondary College, Narre Warren | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,211 | 938 |
| Tulliallan Primary School, Cranbourne North | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 1,449 | 1,048 |
| Maramba Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 248 | 995 |
| Oatlands Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 1,003 | 1,043 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Narre Warren South - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212031458/narre-warren-south-west/topic/education