58.3% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49.1%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dandenong North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Dandenong North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 58% of residents in Dandenong North have completed Year 12, a figure that has risen by 9.2 points since 2011. While schooling levels are now similar to the national average, university qualifications remain well below the Victorian and Australian figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.3% of people finished Year 12, which is well below the Victorian average. This represents a steady improvement from 2011, when only 49.1% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dandenong North, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 9 or below is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the rest of the state, with 19.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Victorian figure of 29.2%, though it has risen 7.1 points over the last decade.
19.5% ▲ +57.1%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Dandenong North splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 18.7%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dandenong North has 5 schools with a total of 2,061 enrolments, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.27
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
Higher than 81% 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).
2,061
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
412
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 72% 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 Dandenong North
40 schools — 19,633 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 11
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| Wooranna Park Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 263 | 953 |
| Lyndale Secondary College, Dandenong North | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 850 | 935 |
| Rosewood Downs Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 258 | 1,023 |
| Lyndale Greens Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 446 | 974 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 244 | 1,045 |
| Emerson School, Dandenong | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 371 | 953 |
| St Gerard's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| Silverton Primary School, Noble Park North | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 406 | 1,023 |
| Nazareth College, Noble Park North | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 972 | 1,050 |
| Dandenong North Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 798 | 955 |
| Carwatha College P-12, Noble Park | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 681 | 976 |
| Yarraman Oaks Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 214 | 965 |
| Dandenong High School, Dandenong | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,378 | 891 |
| Mulgrave Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 426 | 1,079 |
| Harrisfield Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 240 | 1,017 |
| Dandenong West Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 311 | 931 |
| Noble Park Secondary College, Noble Park | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 592 | 902 |
| Chalcot Lodge Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 257 | 1,012 |
| Heany Park Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 314 | 1,090 |
| Endeavour Hills Specialist School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 293 | 985 |
| Noble Park English Language School, Noble Park | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 847 | 880 |
| Dandenong Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 479 | 935 |
| James Cook Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 169 | 956 |
| Rowville Secondary College, Rowville | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,887 | 1,028 |
| Noble Park Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 292 | 943 |
| St Mary's School, Dandenong | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 154 | 993 |
| St John's Regional College, Dandenong | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 616 | 1,001 |
| Rowville Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 439 | 1,060 |
| St Anthony's School, Noble Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 292 | 1,020 |
| St Simon's School, Rowville | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 366 | 1,087 |
| St Paul Apostle North School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 237 | 1,056 |
| Holy Family School, Doveton | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 109 | 975 |
| Wellington Secondary College, Mulgrave | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,643 | 1,006 |
| Doveton College, Doveton | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 892 | 894 |
| St Justin's School, Wheelers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 325 | 1,093 |
| Albany Rise Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 207 | 1,017 |
| Wallarano Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 606 | 962 |
| St Paul Apostle South School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 273 | 1,057 |
| Mossgiel Park Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 267 | 994 |
| Waverley Meadows Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 94 | 1,071 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dandenong North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212041312/dandenong-north/topic/education