74.5% —
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 74.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burnside Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Burnside Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling than most similar areas mark Burnside Heights as an educated community. Nearly three quarters of residents have finished Year 12, and a growing number of adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 74.5% of residents finishing school. This rate has risen 4.4 points since 2016, leaving the area far above both Victoria and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burnside Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 9 or below is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 31.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Australian average. This figure rose 6.7 points since 2016, with the most common qualification being a bachelor degree at 35.8%.
31.2% —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 31.2%
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 Burnside Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The single government primary school here is among the largest at this level, with a typical size of 1,156 students. While the area has a very high school advantage score, it has few schools per child compared to other areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.55
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 64% 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).
1,156
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,156
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,082
Higher than 77% 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 Burnside Heights
27 schools — 20,339 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Kororoit Creek Primary School, Burnside Heights | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 1,156 | 1,082 |
| Kings Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 367 | 966 |
| Gilson College, Taylors Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,102 | 1,073 |
| Burnside Primary School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 442 | 1,039 |
| Lakeview Senior College, Caroline Springs | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,049 | 1,004 |
| Catholic Regional College Caroline Springs, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,079 | 1,045 |
| Creekside K-9 College, Caroline Springs | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,287 | 1,018 |
| Resurrection School, Kings Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 453 | 957 |
| Movelle Primary School, Kings Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 124 | 969 |
| Taylors Hill Primary School, Taylors Hill | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 575 | 1,027 |
| Copperfield College, Delahey | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,846 | 962 |
| Albanvale Primary School, Albanvale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 313 | 950 |
| Brookside P-9 College, Caroline Springs | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,225 | 1,013 |
| Stevensville Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 185 | 930 |
| Springside Primary School, Caroline Springs | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 976 | 1,019 |
| Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 494 | 1,062 |
| Mackellar Primary School, Delahey | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 300 | 993 |
| Southern Cross Grammar, Caroline Springs | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 904 | 1,136 |
| Victoria University Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,350 | 967 |
| St George Preca School, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 728 | 1,047 |
| Deer Park North Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 307 | 942 |
| Springside West Secondary College, Fraser Rise | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,677 | 1,017 |
| Sydenham - Hillside Primary School, Sydenham | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 993 | 1,012 |
| St Albans Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 256 | 955 |
| Monmia Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 180 | 985 |
| Parkwood Green Primary School, Hillside | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 495 | 1,014 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Sydenham | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 476 | 1,067 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burnside Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041462/burnside-heights/topic/education