61.4% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Casey - South · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Casey - South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A shift toward higher learning defines daily life in Casey - South, where the share of people finishing Year 12 has climbed 15 points since 2011. Now, 61.4% of residents have completed high school, which is a little above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is higher than most similar areas, sitting at 61.4%. This is about the same as the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Casey - South, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national average of 26.3%. This rate has risen 10 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 28.0%.
21.6% ▲ +89.6%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Casey - South splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 19.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Casey - South has 55 schools and 43,769 enrolments, making it one of the largest areas for education at this level. While the typical school size of 796 is much higher than most areas, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest.
55
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.98
Lower than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43,769
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
796
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,006
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Casey - South
55 schools — 43,769 students, average ICSEA 1,006.
By sector: Government 42 · Catholic 8 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 40 · Secondary 9 · Combined 6
| Narre Warren South P-12 College, Narre Warren South | Government | Combined | — | 2,404 | 918 |
| Hillcrest Christian College, Clyde North | Independent | Combined | — | 2,231 | 1,106 |
| Cranbourne East Secondary College, Cranbourne East | Government | Secondary | — | 2,110 | 983 |
| St Peter's College, Cranbourne | Catholic | Secondary | — | 2,089 | 1,045 |
| Alkira Secondary College, Cranbourne North | Government | Secondary | — | 2,011 | 986 |
| Cranbourne West Secondary College, Cranbourne West | Government | Secondary | — | 1,624 | 985 |
| Tulliallan Primary School, Cranbourne North | Government | Primary | — | 1,449 | 1,048 |
| Ramlegh Park Primary School, Clyde North | Government | Primary | — | 1,385 | 1,038 |
| Hampton Park Secondary College, Hampton Park | Government | Secondary | — | 1,234 | 905 |
| Cranbourne Secondary College, Cranbourne | Government | Secondary | — | 1,139 | 931 |
| Wilandra Rise Primary School, Clyde North | Government | Primary | — | 1,139 | 987 |
| Casey Grammar School, Cranbourne East | Independent | Combined | — | 1,127 | 1,099 |
| Clyde Secondary College, Clyde | Government | Secondary | — | 1,096 | 1,013 |
| Barton Primary School, Cranbourne West | Government | Primary | — | 1,092 | 1,020 |
| Casey Fields Primary School, Cranbourne East | Government | Primary | — | 1,043 | 1,027 |
| Lighthouse Christian College Cranbourne, Cranbourne | Independent | Combined | — | 1,034 | 1,093 |
| Cranbourne East Primary School, Cranbourne East | Government | Primary | — | 999 | 1,006 |
| Lyndhurst Primary School, Lyndhurst | Government | Primary | — | 868 | 999 |
| Lyndhurst Secondary College, Cranbourne | Government | Secondary | — | 832 | 941 |
| Hillsmeade Primary School, Narre Warren South | Government | Primary | — | 782 | 994 |
| Lynbrook Primary School, Lynbrook | Government | Primary | — | 777 | 1,011 |
| Clyde Creek Primary School, Clyde | Government | Primary | — | 761 | 1,031 |
| Strathaird Primary School, Narre Warren South | Government | Primary | — | 761 | 975 |
| Courtenay Gardens Primary School, Cranbourne North | Government | Primary | — | 750 | 998 |
| St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Cranbourne East | Catholic | Primary | — | 711 | 1,073 |
| Grayling Primary School, Clyde North | Government | Primary | — | 695 | 1,042 |
| Pearcedale Primary School, Pearcedale | Government | Primary | — | 679 | 1,015 |
| Heritage College, Narre Warren South | Independent | Combined | — | 613 | 1,058 |
| Cranbourne West Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | — | 594 | 946 |
| Cranbourne Carlisle Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | — | 588 | 963 |
| Clyde Primary School, Clyde | Government | Primary | — | 518 | 1,003 |
| St Agatha's School, Cranbourne | Catholic | Primary | — | 512 | 1,047 |
| Trinity Catholic Primary School, Narre Warren South | Catholic | Primary | — | 507 | 1,070 |
| Topirum Primary School, Clyde North | Government | Primary | — | 505 | 1,034 |
| River Gum Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | — | 501 | 910 |
| Marnebek School, Cranbourne East | Government | Combined | — | 482 | 984 |
| St Kevin's School, Hampton Park | Catholic | Primary | — | 479 | 1,040 |
| Quarters Primary School, Cranbourne West | Government | Primary | — | 466 | 1,003 |
| Botanic Ridge Primary School, Botanic Ridge | Government | Primary | — | 445 | 1,027 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | — | 432 | 930 |
| Kilberry Valley Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | — | 404 | 954 |
| Coral Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | — | 393 | 923 |
| Cranbourne South Primary School, Cranbourne South | Government | Primary | — | 376 | 1,010 |
| Rangebank Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | — | 347 | 942 |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Lynbrook | Catholic | Primary | — | 315 | 1,042 |
| Cranbourne Park Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | — | 313 | 949 |
| Clyde Grammar, Clyde North | Independent | Primary | — | 312 | 1,088 |
| Devon Meadows Primary School, Devon Meadows | Government | Primary | — | 305 | 986 |
| Tooradin Primary School, Tooradin | Government | Primary | — | 283 | 992 |
| St Therese's School, Cranbourne | Catholic | Primary | — | 239 | 1,023 |
| Cranbourne Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | — | 235 | 967 |
| Wulerrp Secondary College, Clyde North | Government | Secondary | — | 233 | 1,053 |
| Mirniyan Primary School, Clyde North | Government | Primary | — | 226 | 1,021 |
| Turrun Primary School, Clyde North | Government | Primary | — | 203 | 1,058 |
| St Josephine Bakhita Catholic Primary School, Clyde North | Catholic | Primary | — | 121 | 1,101 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Casey - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21203/casey-south/topic/education