53.9% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mornington Peninsula · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Mornington Peninsula
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in the Mornington Peninsula have finished school and earned degrees than a decade ago. While a typical resident's level of education is now lower than the state and national figures, the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 6.8 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 10 points since 2011 to reach 53.9%. This is still well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mornington Peninsula, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.2% of residents.
21.5% ▲ +46.3%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 Mornington Peninsula, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 50 schools with a total of 24,710 enrolments, both of which are higher than about 88% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools (74%) and primary schools (72%).
50
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.82
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24,710
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
504
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 66% 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 Mornington Peninsula
50 schools — 24,710 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 37 · Catholic 8 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Padua College, Mornington | Catholic | Secondary | — | 2,534 | 1,064 |
| Dromana Secondary College, Dromana | Government | Secondary | — | 1,752 | 1,018 |
| Flinders Christian Community College, Tyabb | Independent | Combined | — | 1,698 | 1,083 |
| Peninsula Grammar, Mount Eliza | Independent | Combined | — | 1,270 | 1,125 |
| Rosebud Secondary College, Rosebud | Government | Secondary | — | 965 | 989 |
| Balcombe Grammar School, Mount Martha | Independent | Combined | — | 954 | 1,096 |
| Toorak College, Mount Eliza | Independent | Combined | — | 901 | 1,151 |
| Mornington Secondary College, Mornington | Government | Secondary | — | 799 | 1,004 |
| Mount Eliza Secondary College, Mount Eliza | Government | Secondary | — | 791 | 1,063 |
| Kunyung Primary School, Mount Eliza | Government | Primary | — | 762 | 1,115 |
| Western Port Secondary College, Hastings | Government | Secondary | — | 747 | 957 |
| Osborne Primary School, Mount Martha | Government | Primary | — | 638 | 1,071 |
| Benton Junior College, Mornington | Government | Primary | — | 585 | 1,040 |
| Somerville Secondary College, Somerville | Government | Secondary | — | 582 | 983 |
| Rosebud Primary School, Rosebud | Government | Primary | — | 561 | 1,012 |
| Dromana Primary School, Dromana | Government | Primary | — | 557 | 1,034 |
| Mount Martha Primary School, Mount Martha | Government | Primary | — | 544 | 1,090 |
| Mount Eliza North Primary School, Mount Eliza | Government | Primary | — | 514 | 1,119 |
| Red Hill Consolidated School, Red Hill | Government | Primary | — | 489 | 1,085 |
| St Macartan's School, Mornington | Catholic | Primary | — | 458 | 1,084 |
| Mount Eliza Primary School, Mount Eliza | Government | Primary | — | 450 | 1,089 |
| Tyabb Primary School, Tyabb | Government | Primary | — | 425 | 1,027 |
| Mornington Primary School, Mornington | Government | Primary | — | 424 | 1,062 |
| Rye Primary School, Rye | Government | Primary | — | 416 | 1,026 |
| Somerville Primary School, Somerville | Government | Primary | — | 400 | 1,013 |
| Boneo Primary School, Boneo | Government | Primary | — | 338 | 1,025 |
| Balnarring Primary School, Balnarring | Government | Primary | — | 312 | 1,084 |
| St Thomas More's School, Mount Eliza | Catholic | Primary | — | 287 | 1,116 |
| Sorrento Primary School, Sorrento | Government | Primary | — | 280 | 1,050 |
| St Brendan's School, Somerville | Catholic | Primary | — | 270 | 1,043 |
| Crib Point Primary School, Crib Point | Government | Primary | — | 251 | 977 |
| Eastbourne Primary School, Capel Sound | Government | Primary | — | 242 | 952 |
| Moorooduc Primary School, Moorooduc | Government | Primary | — | 242 | 1,035 |
| Mornington Park Primary School, Mornington | Government | Primary | — | 225 | 997 |
| Baxter Primary School, Baxter | Government | Primary | — | 216 | 1,001 |
| Somers Primary School, Somers | Government | Primary | — | 209 | 1,045 |
| St Joseph's School, Crib Point | Catholic | Primary | — | 201 | 1,038 |
| Our Lady of Fatima School, Rosebud | Catholic | Primary | — | 172 | 999 |
| Peninsula College, Dromana | Government | Combined | — | 160 | 957 |
| Somerville Rise Primary School, Somerville | Government | Primary | — | 156 | 975 |
| Hastings Primary School, Hastings | Government | Primary | — | 147 | 921 |
| Tootgarook Primary School, Tootgarook | Government | Primary | — | 145 | 954 |
| Tyabb Railway Station Primary School, Tyabb | Government | Primary | — | 142 | 994 |
| St Joseph's School, Sorrento | Catholic | Primary | — | 128 | 1,063 |
| St Mary's School, Hastings | Catholic | Primary | — | 126 | 1,008 |
| Wallaroo Primary School, Hastings | Government | Primary | — | 85 | 889 |
| Bittern Primary School, Bittern | Government | Primary | — | 78 | 978 |
| Advance College of Education Incorporated, Rosebud | Independent | Secondary | — | 58 | 964 |
| Mornington Special Developmental School, Mornington | Government | Combined | — | 24 | 920 |
| Somers School Camp, Somers | Government | Primary | — | — | — |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mornington Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21402/mornington-peninsula/topic/education