48.9% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dandenong - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Dandenong - South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Dandenong - South finished Year 12, a result well below national trends. The area has a low rate of higher education, with only 15% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 26.9% of the population left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dandenong - South, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 9 or below is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with 15% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Certificates III and IV are more frequent, held by 21.9% of adults.
15.0% —
Lower than 69% 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 →Dandenong - South splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one school in the area, a government primary school with a typical size of 607 students. While it has a very low advantage score, there are 53 schools within 3 km of the area.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.49
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
53
Higher than 89% 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).
607
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
607
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
907
Lower than 90% 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 - South
53 schools — 27,604 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 40 · Catholic 11 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 38 · Secondary 9 · Combined 6
| Mt Hira College, Keysborough | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 863 | 1,008 |
| Dandenong South Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 607 | 907 |
| Keysborough Gardens Primary School, Keysborough | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 477 | 1,065 |
| Chandler Park Primary School, Keysborough | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 419 | 974 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 432 | 930 |
| St Mary's School, Dandenong | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 154 | 993 |
| Cornish College, Bangholme | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 664 | 1,132 |
| St John's Regional College, Dandenong | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 616 | 1,001 |
| Dandenong Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 479 | 935 |
| Lynbrook Primary School, Lynbrook | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 777 | 1,011 |
| Hampton Park Secondary College, Hampton Park | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,234 | 905 |
| Dandenong West Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 311 | 931 |
| River Gum Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 501 | 910 |
| Resurrection School, Keysborough | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 415 | 1,065 |
| Holy Family School, Doveton | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 109 | 975 |
| Chelsea Heights Primary School, Chelsea Heights | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 415 | 1,059 |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Lynbrook | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 315 | 1,042 |
| Dandenong High School, Dandenong | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,378 | 891 |
| Doveton College, Doveton | Government | Combined | 5.9 km | 892 | 894 |
| Hallam Primary School, Hallam | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 417 | 939 |
| Dandenong North Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 798 | 955 |
| St Kevin's School, Hampton Park | Catholic | Primary | 6.1 km | 479 | 1,040 |
| Wallarano Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 606 | 962 |
| Hallam Secondary College, Hallam | Government | Secondary | 6.4 km | 716 | 923 |
| St Gerard's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 6.5 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| Patterson Lakes Primary School, Patterson Lakes | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 521 | 1,061 |
| Yarraman Oaks Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 214 | 965 |
| Emerson School, Dandenong | Government | Combined | 6.7 km | 371 | 953 |
| Noble Park English Language School, Noble Park | Government | Combined | 6.8 km | 847 | 880 |
| Noble Park Secondary College, Noble Park | Government | Secondary | 6.8 km | 592 | 902 |
| Coral Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 393 | 923 |
| St Anthony's School, Noble Park | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 292 | 1,020 |
| Noble Park Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 292 | 943 |
| Endeavour Hills Specialist School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Combined | 6.9 km | 293 | 985 |
| James Cook Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 169 | 956 |
| Lyndhurst Primary School, Lyndhurst | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 868 | 999 |
| Kilberry Valley Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 404 | 954 |
| Carrum Downs Secondary College, Carrum Downs | Government | Secondary | 7.2 km | 928 | 969 |
| Lyndale Greens Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 446 | 974 |
| Banyan Fields Primary School, Carrum Downs | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 517 | 987 |
| Chelsea Primary School, Chelsea | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 360 | 1,075 |
| Southern Cross Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 210 | 1,010 |
| St Paul Apostle South School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 7.5 km | 273 | 1,057 |
| Bonbeach Primary School, Bonbeach | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 367 | 1,077 |
| St Joseph's School, Chelsea | Catholic | Primary | 7.6 km | 317 | 1,084 |
| Wooranna Park Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 263 | 953 |
| St Therese's School, Cranbourne | Catholic | Primary | 8.0 km | 239 | 1,023 |
| Lyndale Secondary College, Dandenong North | Government | Secondary | 8.0 km | 850 | 935 |
| Lyndhurst Secondary College, Cranbourne | Government | Secondary | 8.1 km | 832 | 941 |
| Patterson River Secondary College, Seaford | Government | Secondary | 8.2 km | 1,268 | 1,015 |
| Carrum Primary School, Carrum | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 369 | 1,075 |
| Quarters Primary School, Cranbourne West | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 466 | 1,003 |
| Seaford North Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 8.9 km | 444 | 1,070 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dandenong - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212041564/dandenong-south/topic/education