48.5% —
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Melton South - Weir Views · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Melton South - Weir Views
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common top achievement for adults in Melton South - Weir Views. This area has a lower rate of formal schooling and university degrees compared to most other parts of the state. Only 15.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school than in the rest of Victoria, with only 48.5% completing Year 12. This figure is 13 percentage points below the state average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Melton South - Weir Views, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is much less common here, as only 15.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
15.7% —
Lower than 66% 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 Melton South - Weir Views, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are management and commerce at 15.5%, followed by society and culture at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has six schools, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, with a total of 5,546 enrolments.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.35
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 57% 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).
5,546
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
924
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 64% 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 Melton South - Weir Views
23 schools — 17,587 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 5 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 5 · Combined 5
| Staughton College, Melton South | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,705 | 956 |
| Al Iman College, Melton South | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,149 | 1,059 |
| St Anthony's School, Melton South | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 646 | 1,000 |
| Melton South Primary School, Melton South | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 972 | 962 |
| St Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic Primary School, Weir Views | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 473 | 1,024 |
| Melton Christian College, Brookfield | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,268 | 1,044 |
| Binap Primary School, Brookfield | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 406 | 972 |
| Strathtulloh Primary School, Strathtulloh | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 1,350 | 1,024 |
| Coburn Primary School, Melton South | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 601 | 932 |
| Exford Primary School, Exford | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 326 | 1,003 |
| Djerriwarrh Community & Education Services - Djerriwarrh Community College, Melton | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 39 | 929 |
| OneSchool Global Vic, Melton West | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 556 | 984 |
| Melton Secondary College, Melton | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,433 | 944 |
| Melton Specialist School, Melton | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 406 | 951 |
| St Catherine of Siena School, Melton West | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 522 | 1,002 |
| Melton West Primary School, Melton West | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 520 | 925 |
| St Dominic's School, Melton | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 369 | 967 |
| St Francis Catholic College, Melton West | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,846 | 1,012 |
| Melton Primary School, Melton | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 507 | 961 |
| Wedge Park Primary School, Melton West | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 848 | 976 |
| Kurunjang Secondary College, Melton | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 873 | 947 |
| Muhammadiyah Australia College, Melton | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 182 | 1,052 |
| Kurunjang Primary School, Melton | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 590 | 942 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Melton South - Weir Views [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041578/melton-south-weir-views/topic/education