54.6% —
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hampton Park - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Hampton Park - West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 17% of adults in Hampton Park - West hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. This gap is mirrored in school completion rates, where the area trails both the state and country. The local landscape is shaped by a small number of large government schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 54.6%, which is well below the Victorian rate of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%. About 16.7% of residents left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hampton Park - West, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 9 or below is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 16.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.2% of people.
16.2% —
Lower than 65% 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 →In Hampton Park - West, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most common in management and commerce at 17.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.7% and society and culture at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three government schools with an average size of 722 students, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, the school advantage score is among the lowest at this level.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.08
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Lower than 60% 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).
2,167
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
722
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
911
Lower than 89% 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 Hampton Park - West
15 schools — 10,790 students, average ICSEA 944.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Hampton Park Secondary College, Hampton Park | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 1,234 | 905 |
| River Gum Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 501 | 910 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 432 | 930 |
| St Kevin's School, Hampton Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 479 | 1,040 |
| Kilberry Valley Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 404 | 954 |
| Coral Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 393 | 923 |
| Lynbrook Primary School, Lynbrook | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 777 | 1,011 |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Lynbrook | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 315 | 1,042 |
| Narre Warren South P-12 College, Narre Warren South | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 2,404 | 918 |
| Hallam Primary School, Hallam | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 417 | 939 |
| Hallam Secondary College, Hallam | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 716 | 923 |
| Fountain Gate Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 545 | 936 |
| Strathaird Primary School, Narre Warren South | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 761 | 975 |
| Dandenong Valley Special Developmental School, Narre Warren | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 201 | 990 |
| Fountain Gate Secondary College, Narre Warren | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,211 | 938 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hampton Park - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212031562/hampton-park-west/topic/education