70.5% —
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Point Cook - North East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Point Cook - North East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong drive for higher learning defines Point Cook - North East, where over 70% of residents have finished Year 12. This commitment to education is clear in the figures, with a typical resident far more likely to hold a university degree than those in most other Australian areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 70.5%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and far above the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Point Cook - North East, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees are common in this area, with 32.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above both the state and national figures.
32.4% —
Higher than 72% 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 Point Cook - North East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools with an average size of 756 students, which is much higher than most areas. However, there are only 0.94 schools per 1,000 children, a figure much lower than in most other places.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.94
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 55% 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).
2,268
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
756
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,042
Higher than 62% 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 Point Cook - North East
22 schools — 21,653 students, average ICSEA 1,086.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Combined 10 · Primary 9 · Secondary 3
| Carranballac P-9 College, Point Cook | Government | Combined | 0.1 km | 848 | 1,017 |
| Point Cook Senior Secondary College, Point Cook | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 777 | 1,024 |
| Lumen Christi School, Point Cook | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 643 | 1,098 |
| Stella Maris Catholic Primary School, Point Cook | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 729 | 1,101 |
| Seabrook Primary School, Seabrook | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 898 | 1,096 |
| Point Cook Prep - Year 9 College, Point Cook | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,306 | 1,056 |
| Featherbrook P-9 College, Point Cook | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,224 | 1,090 |
| Alamanda K-9 College, Point Cook | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 3,335 | 1,141 |
| Truganina South Primary School, Truganina | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 594 | 1,042 |
| Bellbridge Primary School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 583 | 1,003 |
| St Mary of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Point Cook | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 318 | 1,074 |
| Suzanne Cory High School, Werribee | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 922 | 1,165 |
| Altona Green Primary School, Altona Meadows | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 418 | 1,051 |
| Saltwater P-9 College, Point Cook | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 2,199 | 1,075 |
| Altona Meadows Primary School, Altona Meadows | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 235 | 1,000 |
| Al-Taqwa College, Truganina | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 2,617 | 1,069 |
| Homestead Senior Secondary College, Point Cook | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 531 | 1,070 |
| Westbourne Grammar School, Truganina | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 2,121 | 1,166 |
| Laverton P-12 College, Laverton | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 678 | 924 |
| Jennings Street School, Laverton | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 117 | 1,037 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Laverton | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 270 | 1,080 |
| Western Autistic School, Laverton | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | 290 | 1,042 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Point Cook - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051580/point-cook-north-east/topic/education