54.6% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.2%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hoppers Crossing - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Hoppers Crossing - South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 16% of residents have improved their schooling or university levels since 2011, making Hoppers Crossing - South a place of growing education. While the typical resident's qualifications are still well below the national figure, the area has seen a steady rise in both Year 12 completions and bachelor degrees over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 9.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 54.6%. This remains well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, with 14.5% of people having Year 10 as their highest school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hoppers Crossing - South, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 7.1 percentage points since 2011 to hit 21.0%. This is well below the Australian average of 26.3%, though Certificate III and IV qualifications are common at 27.1%.
21.0% ▲ +51.4%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 Hoppers Crossing - South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 33%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with a qualification are management and commerce at 18.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hoppers Crossing - South has 6 schools, with total enrolments of 4,021 being larger than about 90% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.64
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 79% 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).
4,021
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
670
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
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 Hoppers Crossing - South
38 schools — 38,464 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 9 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 10 · Secondary 9
| St Peter Apostle School, Hoppers Crossing | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 499 | 976 |
| Heathdale Christian College, Werribee | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 2,367 | 1,139 |
| Warringa Park School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 703 | 991 |
| Wyndham Park Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 404 | 948 |
| Woodville Primary School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 348 | 978 |
| Mossfiel Primary School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 344 | 951 |
| Hoppers Crossing Secondary College, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,467 | 975 |
| Cambridge Primary School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 660 | 1,036 |
| Baden Powell P-9 College, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 827 | 1,006 |
| St James the Apostle School, Hoppers Crossing | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 387 | 1,037 |
| The Grange P-12 College, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,919 | 973 |
| Westgrove Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 527 | 976 |
| Bethany Catholic Primary School, Werribee | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 568 | 1,044 |
| Bellbridge Primary School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 583 | 1,003 |
| Suzanne Cory High School, Werribee | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 922 | 1,165 |
| Good News Lutheran College, Tarneit | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,872 | 1,116 |
| Wyndham Central Secondary College, Werribee | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,263 | 921 |
| Davis Creek Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 930 | 1,046 |
| Islamic College of Melbourne, Tarneit | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 2,017 | 1,083 |
| Julia Gillard Community College - 20 Synnot Street, Werribee | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 54 | 941 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Tarneit | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 441 | 1,053 |
| Werribee Secondary College, Werribee | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,637 | 1,048 |
| Thomas Carr College, Tarneit | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,347 | 1,061 |
| Truganina South Primary School, Truganina | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 594 | 1,042 |
| St Andrew's School, Werribee | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 290 | 1,021 |
| MacKillop Catholic Regional College, Werribee | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,749 | 1,058 |
| Werribee Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 531 | 1,014 |
| Manorvale Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 291 | 942 |
| Point Cook Prep - Year 9 College, Point Cook | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,306 | 1,056 |
| Corpus Christi School, Werribee | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 446 | 1,047 |
| Stella Maris Catholic Primary School, Point Cook | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 729 | 1,101 |
| Al-Taqwa College, Truganina | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 2,617 | 1,069 |
| Karwan Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 823 | 1,067 |
| Brinbeal Secondary College, Tarneit | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 454 | 1,039 |
| Tarneit P-9 College, Tarneit | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 2,010 | 1,026 |
| Point Cook Senior Secondary College, Point Cook | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 777 | 1,024 |
| Westbourne Grammar School, Truganina | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 2,121 | 1,166 |
| Tarneit Rise Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 1,640 | 1,051 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hoppers Crossing - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051362/hoppers-crossing-south/topic/education