51.9% ▲ +28.7%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carrum Downs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Carrum Downs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents have finished their schooling in Carrum Downs since 2011, with Year 12 completion rates climbing 12 points. While educational attainment is rising, the typical resident is still less likely to hold a degree than people in other parts of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.9% of people here finished Year 12, which is well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This represents a steady improvement from 2011, when only 40.3% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carrum Downs, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a university degree make up 14.8% of the population, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Trade certificates are the most common qualification, held by 38.1% of residents.
14.8% ▲ +72.7%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 Carrum Downs, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Carrum Downs has four schools with an average size of 639 students, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though there are 27 schools within 3km of the area.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.95
Lower than 87% 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).
2,554
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
639
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Lower than 60% 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 Carrum Downs
27 schools — 11,932 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 4 · Combined 4
| St Joachim's School, Carrum Downs | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 328 | 1,052 |
| Banyan Fields Primary School, Carrum Downs | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 517 | 987 |
| Rowellyn Park Primary School, Carrum Downs | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 781 | 1,003 |
| Seaford Park Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 169 | 1,005 |
| Carrum Downs Secondary College, Carrum Downs | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 928 | 969 |
| Aldercourt Primary School, Frankston North | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 225 | 918 |
| Belvedere Park Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 288 | 1,004 |
| St Anne's School, Seaford | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 186 | 1,070 |
| Skye Primary School, Skye | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 515 | 995 |
| Mahogany Rise Primary School, Frankston North | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 148 | 909 |
| Seaford North Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 444 | 1,070 |
| Nepean School, Seaford | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 141 | 1,006 |
| Patterson River Secondary College, Seaford | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,268 | 1,015 |
| Seaford Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 230 | 1,030 |
| Patterson Lakes Primary School, Patterson Lakes | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 521 | 1,061 |
| Monterey Secondary College, Frankston North | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 462 | 927 |
| Carrum Primary School, Carrum | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 369 | 1,075 |
| Kananook Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 190 | 1,014 |
| Karingal Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 239 | 985 |
| Karingal Heights Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 93 | 950 |
| Woodlands Primary School, Langwarrin | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 861 | 1,051 |
| Frankston Special Developmental School, Frankston | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | 124 | 969 |
| John Paul College, Frankston | Catholic | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,300 | 1,055 |
| Bonbeach Primary School, Bonbeach | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 367 | 1,077 |
| Naranga School, Frankston | Government | Combined | 5.7 km | 159 | 945 |
| Cornish College, Bangholme | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 664 | 1,132 |
| Chelsea Heights Primary School, Chelsea Heights | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 415 | 1,059 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carrum Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214011370/carrum-downs/topic/education