67.5% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cairnlea · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Cairnlea
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than two thirds of adults in Cairnlea have finished Year 12, which is a much higher rate than the national figure. This reflects a trend toward higher school completion in the area, though university degrees remain less common than in the wider state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is at 67.5%, well above the Victorian rate of 61.8%. This figure has risen by 6.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cairnlea, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult is less likely to hold a university degree here, with 23% having a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
23.0% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 Cairnlea, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 22.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.1%.
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 776 students, which is much higher than most similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.52
Lower than 99% 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).
776
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
776
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,023
Higher than 53% 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 Cairnlea
40 schools — 18,054 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 11 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Cairnlea Park Primary School, Cairnlea | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 776 | 1,023 |
| University Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 229 | 999 |
| Deer Park North Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 307 | 942 |
| Holy Eucharist School, St Albans | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 548 | 972 |
| St Albans Heights Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 213 | 950 |
| Victoria University Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,350 | 967 |
| St Albans Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,715 | 962 |
| Jackson School, St Albans | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 322 | 969 |
| Albanvale Primary School, Albanvale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 313 | 950 |
| St Peter Chanel School, Deer Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 506 | 1,012 |
| St Albans Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 256 | 955 |
| Catholic Regional College St Albans, St Albans | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 582 | 932 |
| St Albans East Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 354 | 951 |
| Sacred Heart School, St Albans | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 282 | 953 |
| St Albans Meadows Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 425 | 984 |
| Mother of God School, Ardeer | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 107 | 995 |
| Deer Park West Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 389 | 989 |
| Ardeer Primary School, Ardeer | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 139 | 986 |
| Stevensville Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 185 | 930 |
| Movelle Primary School, Kings Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 124 | 969 |
| Resurrection School, Kings Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 453 | 957 |
| Albion North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 184 | 967 |
| St Albans North Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 164 | 950 |
| Furlong Park School For Deaf Children, Sunshine North | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 67 | 1,043 |
| Albion Primary School, Albion | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 189 | 1,031 |
| Kings Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 367 | 966 |
| Marian College, Sunshine West | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 856 | 999 |
| St Paul's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 515 | 1,015 |
| Ardeer South Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 139 | 979 |
| St Theresa's School, Albion | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Burnside Primary School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 442 | 1,039 |
| St Paul's Kealba Catholic School, Kealba | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 257 | 1,025 |
| Derrimut Primary School, Derrimut | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 574 | 998 |
| Kororoit Creek Primary School, Burnside Heights | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 1,156 | 1,082 |
| Sunshine Christian School, Sunshine North | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 94 | 934 |
| St Bernadette's School, Sunshine North | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 333 | 1,005 |
| Sunshine College, Sunshine West | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,217 | 952 |
| Sunshine North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 234 | 966 |
| Sunshine Heights Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 360 | 1,029 |
| Gilson College, Taylors Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,102 | 1,073 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cairnlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011329/cairnlea/topic/education