56.2% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hoppers Crossing - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Hoppers Crossing - North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of residents in Hoppers Crossing - North have finished Year 12, reflecting a steady rise in schooling since 2011. While higher education levels are well below the state and national figures, there has been a clear trend towards more adults gaining qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.2% of people finished Year 12, which is a little below the national figure and well below Victoria's 61.8%. This is a positive shift for the area, as the rate rose 7.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hoppers Crossing - North, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are mostly trade certificates, with 29.2% holding a Certificate III or IV. The 19.9% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the Victorian average of 29.2%, though this figure rose 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
19.9% ▲ +42.6%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 Hoppers Crossing - North, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest in similar areas, with an average size of 929 students across four schools. Despite having 3,716 enrolments, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.17
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
45
Higher than 86% 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).
3,716
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
929
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Lower than 61% 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 Hoppers Crossing - North
45 schools — 43,967 students, average ICSEA 1,057.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 10 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 24 · Combined 14 · Secondary 7
| Hoppers Crossing Secondary College, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,467 | 975 |
| Bellbridge Primary School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 583 | 1,003 |
| Mossfiel Primary School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 344 | 951 |
| Baden Powell P-9 College, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 827 | 1,006 |
| St Peter Apostle School, Hoppers Crossing | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 499 | 976 |
| St James the Apostle School, Hoppers Crossing | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 387 | 1,037 |
| Thomas Carr College, Tarneit | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,347 | 1,061 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Tarneit | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 441 | 1,053 |
| Truganina South Primary School, Truganina | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 594 | 1,042 |
| Woodville Primary School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 348 | 978 |
| Al-Taqwa College, Truganina | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 2,617 | 1,069 |
| Cambridge Primary School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 660 | 1,036 |
| Warringa Park School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 703 | 991 |
| The Grange P-12 College, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,919 | 973 |
| Heathdale Christian College, Werribee | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 2,367 | 1,139 |
| Westbourne Grammar School, Truganina | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 2,121 | 1,166 |
| Wyndham Park Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 404 | 948 |
| Suzanne Cory High School, Werribee | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 922 | 1,165 |
| Truganina P-9 College, Truganina | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,933 | 1,039 |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Truganina | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 442 | 1,069 |
| Good News Lutheran College, Tarneit | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,872 | 1,116 |
| Point Cook Senior Secondary College, Point Cook | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 777 | 1,024 |
| Stella Maris Catholic Primary School, Point Cook | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 729 | 1,101 |
| Tarneit P-9 College, Tarneit | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 2,010 | 1,026 |
| Point Cook Prep - Year 9 College, Point Cook | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,306 | 1,056 |
| Dohertys Creek P-9 College, Truganina | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,698 | 1,070 |
| Davis Creek Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 930 | 1,046 |
| Islamic College of Melbourne, Tarneit | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 2,017 | 1,083 |
| Bethany Catholic Primary School, Werribee | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 568 | 1,044 |
| Westgrove Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 527 | 976 |
| Tarneit Senior College, Tarneit | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 895 | 1,005 |
| Bemin Secondary College, Truganina | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 886 | 1,015 |
| Carranballac P-9 College, Point Cook | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 848 | 1,017 |
| Featherbrook P-9 College, Point Cook | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,224 | 1,090 |
| Tarneit Rise Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 1,640 | 1,051 |
| Garrang Wilam Primary School, Truganina | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 559 | 1,061 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Tarneit | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 384 | 1,068 |
| Nearnung Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 485 | 1,045 |
| St Teresa of Kolkata Catholic Primary School, Tarneit North | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 204 | 1,104 |
| Seabrook Primary School, Seabrook | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 898 | 1,096 |
| Karwan Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 823 | 1,067 |
| Brinbeal Secondary College, Tarneit | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 454 | 1,039 |
| Lumen Christi School, Point Cook | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 643 | 1,098 |
| Wimba Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 446 | 1,053 |
| Barayip Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 219 | 1,059 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hoppers Crossing - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051361/hoppers-crossing-north/topic/education