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Education & Qualifications in Melbourne - South East

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Over 63% of people in Melbourne - South East have completed Year 12, making it a well-educated region. This is well above the national figure, with the proportion of high school graduates rising by 10 points since 2011. This trend toward higher schooling is matched by a growing number of adults holding university degrees.

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📍 Melbourne - South East, Region (SA4)

Where Melbourne - South East sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

26.0% ▲ +48.6%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Melbourne - South East — higher than 72% of areas.

Melbourne - South East26.0%
Greater Melbourne 32.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion of Year 12 is much higher than most areas, at 63.1%. This is a little above the Victorian figure and well above the national average.

Completed Year 12

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63.1% ▲ +19.8%

Higher than 75% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Melbourne - South East, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 9 or below is next at 12%.

Year 12 63.1% Year 9 or below 11.7% Year 10 10.8% Year 11 8.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 26% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the national figure but well below Victoria's. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when only 17.5% of adults held such a degree.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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26.0% ▲ +48.6%

Higher than 72% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Melbourne - South East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Bachelor degree 28.2% Certificate III / IV 22.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.1% Postgraduate degree 11.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.4% Certificate I / II 1.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 20.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9% and society and culture at 11.1%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

With 241 schools and over 153,000 enrolments, this is one of the largest school networks at this level. Schools here are typically much larger than in most areas, and 70.1% are government run.

Average school ICSEA

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1,036

Higher than 63% of region (sa4) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Melbourne - South East

241 schools — 153,574 students, average ICSEA 1,036.

By sector: Government 169 · Catholic 45 · Independent 27

By type: Primary 164 · Secondary 44 · Combined 33
Haileybury College - Keysborough Boys, Keysborough Independent Combined — 4,880 1,191
Beaconhills College, Pakenham Independent Combined — 2,965 1,035
Minaret College, Springvale Independent Combined — 2,929 998
St Francis Xavier College, Beaconsfield Catholic Secondary — 2,797 1,043
Glen Waverley Secondary College, Glen Waverley Government Secondary — 2,417 1,124
Narre Warren South P-12 College, Narre Warren South Government Combined — 2,404 918
Kambrya College, Berwick Government Secondary — 2,369 1,045
Hillcrest Christian College, Clyde North Independent Combined — 2,231 1,106
Keysborough Secondary College, Springvale South Government Secondary — 2,194 941
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
Mount Waverley Secondary College, Mount Waverley Government Secondary — 1,862 1,127
Wellington Secondary College, Mulgrave Government Secondary — 1,643 1,006
Berwick Secondary College, Berwick Government Secondary — 1,626 1,027
Cranbourne West Secondary College, Cranbourne West Government Secondary — 1,624 985
Brentwood Secondary College, Glen Waverley Government Secondary — 1,565 1,097
Mazenod College, Mulgrave Catholic Secondary — 1,469 1,089
Tulliallan Primary School, Cranbourne North Government Primary — 1,449 1,048
Ramlegh Park Primary School, Clyde North Government Primary — 1,385 1,038
Dandenong High School, Dandenong Government Secondary — 1,378 891
Gleneagles Secondary College, Endeavour Hills Government Secondary — 1,267 967
Hampton Park Secondary College, Hampton Park Government Secondary — 1,234 905
Highvale Secondary College, Glen Waverley Government Secondary — 1,220 1,114
Fountain Gate Secondary College, Narre Warren Government Secondary — 1,211 938
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
Maranatha Christian School, Endeavour Hills Independent Combined — 1,045 1,101
Casey Fields Primary School, Cranbourne East Government Primary — 1,043 1,027
Oakleigh South Primary School, Oakleigh South Government Primary — 1,038 1,163
Lighthouse Christian College Cranbourne, Cranbourne Independent Combined — 1,034 1,093
Pakenham Secondary College, Pakenham Government Secondary — 1,030 962
Brentwood Park Primary School, Berwick Government Primary — 1,017 1,091
Avila College, Mount Waverley Catholic Secondary — 1,011 1,113
Oatlands Primary School, Narre Warren Government Primary — 1,003 1,043
Cranbourne East Primary School, Cranbourne East Government Primary — 999 1,006
Officer Secondary College, Officer Government Secondary — 998 1,012
Killester College, Springvale Catholic Secondary — 993 1,020
Ashwood High School, Ashwood Government Secondary — 989 1,093
Salesian College Chadstone, Chadstone Catholic Secondary — 982 1,093
John Henry Primary School, Pakenham Government Primary — 981 1,020
St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar, Berwick Independent Combined — 980 1,155
Nazareth College, Noble Park North Catholic Secondary — 972 1,050
Glen Waverley Primary School, Glen Waverley Government Primary — 970 1,141
South Oakleigh College, Oakleigh South Government Secondary — 950 1,052
Pinewood Primary School, Mount Waverley Government Primary — 947 1,161
Mount View Primary School, Glen Waverley Government Primary — 920 1,146
Berwick Fields Primary School, Berwick Government Primary — 895 1,047
Doveton College, Doveton Government Combined — 892 894
Glendal Primary School, Glen Waverley Government Primary — 886 1,157
Berwick Primary School, Berwick Government Primary — 884 1,087
Lyndhurst Primary School, Lyndhurst Government Primary — 868 999
Mt Hira College, Keysborough Independent Combined — 863 1,008
Lyndale Secondary College, Dandenong North Government Secondary — 850 935
Noble Park English Language School, Noble Park Government Combined — 847 880
Koo Wee Rup Secondary College, Koo Wee Rup Government Secondary — 846 964
Lyndhurst Secondary College, Cranbourne Government Secondary — 832 941
Lighthouse Christian College, Keysborough Independent Combined — 827 1,082
Nossal High School, Berwick Government Secondary — 825 1,155
Dandenong North Primary School, Dandenong Government Primary — 798 955
Huntingtower School, Mount Waverley Independent Combined — 785 1,201
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
Mount Waverley Primary School, Mount Waverley Government Primary — 751 1,165
Courtenay Gardens Primary School, Cranbourne North Government Primary — 750 998
Hallam Secondary College, Hallam Government Secondary — 716 923
St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Cranbourne East Catholic Primary — 711 1,073
Wheelers Hill Secondary College, Wheelers Hill Government Secondary — 711 1,037
Westall Secondary College, Clayton South Government Secondary — 710 966
Pakenham Lakeside Primary School, Pakenham Government Primary — 704 1,007
Berwick Chase Primary School, Berwick Government Primary — 700 1,042
Wheelers Hill Primary School, Wheelers Hill Government Primary — 699 1,151
Grayling Primary School, Clyde North Government Primary — 695 1,042
Pakenham Springs Primary School, Pakenham Government Primary — 687 995
Carwatha College P-12, Noble Park Government Combined — 681 976
Pearcedale Primary School, Pearcedale Government Primary — 679 1,015
Cornish College, Bangholme Independent Combined — 664 1,132
John Monash Science School, Clayton Government Secondary — 656 1,127
Lakeside College, Pakenham Independent Combined — 647 1,034
Thomas Mitchell Primary School, Endeavour Hills Government Primary — 629 1,050
Emerald Secondary College, Emerald Government Secondary — 620 1,005
Essex Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley Government Primary — 617 1,150
St John's Regional College, Dandenong Catholic Secondary — 616 1,001
Edenbrook Secondary College, Pakenham Government Secondary — 614 1,002
Heritage College, Narre Warren South Independent Combined — 613 1,058
Dandenong South Primary School, Dandenong Government Primary — 607 907
Wallarano Primary School, Noble Park Government Primary — 606 962
Beaconsfield Primary School, Beaconsfield Government Primary — 603 1,046
St Catherine's Primary School, Berwick Catholic Primary — 601 1,108
Cranbourne West Primary School, Cranbourne Government Primary — 594 946
Pakenham Consolidated School, Pakenham Government Primary — 594 965
Timbarra P-9 College, Berwick Government Combined — 594 1,019
Noble Park Secondary College, Noble Park Government Secondary — 592 902
Cranbourne Carlisle Primary School, Cranbourne Government Primary — 588 963
St Clare's Primary School, Officer Catholic Primary — 584 1,040
Bridgewood Primary School, Officer Government Primary — 570 1,054
Kingswood Primary School, Dingley Village Government Primary — 567 1,079
Brandon Park Primary School, Wheelers Hill Government Primary — 561 1,127
Fountain Gate Primary School, Narre Warren Government Primary — 545 936
Mount Waverley North Primary School, Mount Waverley Government Primary — 541 1,142
Jells Park Primary School, Wheelers Hill Government Primary — 536 1,128
St Joseph's School, Springvale Catholic Primary — 527 1,008
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
Pakenham Hills Primary School, Pakenham Government Primary — 499 978
Berwick Lodge Primary School, Berwick Government Primary — 489 1,037
Marnebek School, Cranbourne East Government Combined — 482 984
Dandenong Primary School, Dandenong Government Primary — 479 935
St Kevin's School, Hampton Park Catholic Primary — 479 1,040
Keysborough Gardens Primary School, Keysborough Government Primary — 477 1,065
Good Shepherd School, Wheelers Hill Catholic Primary — 474 1,151
Quarters Primary School, Cranbourne West Government Primary — 466 1,003
Oakleigh Primary School, Oakleigh Government Primary — 451 1,120
Springvale Rise Primary School, Springvale Government Primary — 451 929
Lyndale Greens Primary School, Dandenong North Government Primary — 446 974
Botanic Ridge Primary School, Botanic Ridge Government Primary — 445 1,027
Emerald Primary School, Emerald Government Primary — 445 1,061
Mount Waverley Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley Government Primary — 443 1,119
St Michael's School, Berwick Catholic Primary — 441 1,084
Hampton Park Primary School, Hampton Park Government Primary — 432 930
Camelot Rise Primary School, Glen Waverley Government Primary — 426 1,150
Mulgrave Primary School, Mulgrave Government Primary — 426 1,079
St Mark's School, Dingley Village Catholic Primary — 421 1,083
Pakenham Primary School, Pakenham Government Primary — 420 999
Chandler Park Primary School, Keysborough Government Primary — 419 974
Hallam Primary School, Hallam Government Primary — 417 939
St John Vianney's School, Mulgrave Catholic Primary — 417 1,049
Resurrection School, Keysborough Catholic Primary — 415 1,065
Huntingdale Primary School, Oakleigh South Government Primary — 414 1,120
Silverton Primary School, Noble Park North Government Primary — 406 1,023
Kilberry Valley Primary School, Hampton Park Government Primary — 404 954
Athol Road Primary School, Springvale South Government Primary — 402 947
Coral Park Primary School, Hampton Park Government Primary — 393 923
Keysborough Primary School, Springvale South Government Primary — 382 964
Cranbourne South Primary School, Cranbourne South Government Primary — 376 1,010
Dingley Primary School, Dingley Village Government Primary — 375 1,063
St Brigid's School, Officer Catholic Primary — 375 1,082
Emerson School, Dandenong Government Combined — 371 953
Highvale Primary School, Glen Waverley Government Primary — 368 1,148
Orchard Park Primary School, Officer Government Primary — 359 1,023
Officer Specialist School, Officer Government Combined — 355 999
Rangebank Primary School, Cranbourne Government Primary — 347 942
Amsleigh Park Primary School, Oakleigh East Government Primary — 345 1,093
Narre Warren North Primary School, Narre Warren North Government Primary — 337 1,053
Clarinda Primary School, Clarinda Government Primary — 334 1,082
Syndal South Primary School, Mount Waverley Government Primary — 334 1,152
St Justin's School, Wheelers Hill Catholic Primary — 325 1,093
Harkaway Hills College, Narre Warren North Independent Combined — 321 1,149
Kurrun Primary School, Officer Government Primary — 321 1,054
St Andrew's School, Clayton South Catholic Primary — 319 1,074
St Patrick's School, Pakenham Catholic Primary — 318 982
Beaconsfield Upper Primary School, Beaconsfield Upper Government Primary — 317 1,039
St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Lynbrook Catholic Primary — 315 1,042
Koo Wee Rup Primary School, Koo Wee Rup Government Primary — 314 972
Cranbourne Park Primary School, Cranbourne Government Primary — 313 949
Clyde Grammar, Clyde North Independent Primary — 312 1,088
Dandenong West Primary School, Dandenong Government Primary — 311 931
Fleetwood Primary School, Narre Warren Government Primary — 309 998
Westall Primary School, Clayton South Government Primary — 309 1,017
Cockatoo Primary School, Cockatoo Government Primary — 306 1,009
Devon Meadows Primary School, Devon Meadows Government Primary — 305 986
Glen Waverley South Primary School, Glen Waverley Government Primary — 300 1,077
Mary MacKillop School, Narre Warren North Catholic Primary — 294 1,058
Endeavour Hills Specialist School, Endeavour Hills Government Combined — 293 985
Noble Park Primary School, Noble Park Government Primary — 292 943
St Anthony's School, Noble Park Catholic Primary — 292 1,020
Columba Catholic School, Bunyip Catholic Primary — 291 1,009
Tooradin Primary School, Tooradin Government Primary — 283 992
St Paul Apostle South School, Endeavour Hills Catholic Primary — 273 1,057
St Leonard's School, Glen Waverley Catholic Primary — 268 1,142
Mossgiel Park Primary School, Endeavour Hills Government Primary — 267 994
Spring Parks Primary School, Springvale Government Primary — 263 978
Wooranna Park Primary School, Dandenong Government Primary — 263 953
Gembrook Primary School, Gembrook Government Primary — 261 1,030
Holy Family School, Mount Waverley Catholic Primary — 259 1,124
Rosewood Downs Primary School, Dandenong North Government Primary — 258 1,023
Chalcot Lodge Primary School, Endeavour Hills Government Primary — 257 1,012
Maramba Primary School, Narre Warren Government Primary — 248 995
St Elizabeth's School, Dandenong North Catholic Primary — 244 1,045
Harrisfield Primary School, Noble Park Government Primary — 240 1,017
St Therese's School, Cranbourne Catholic Primary — 239 1,023
St Paul Apostle North School, Endeavour Hills Catholic Primary — 237 1,056
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
Clayton North Primary School, Clayton Government Primary — 221 1,064
Berry Street School - Narre Warren Campus, Narre Warren Independent Secondary — 219 894
Yarraman Oaks Primary School, Noble Park Government Primary — 214 965
Southern Cross Primary School, Endeavour Hills Government Primary — 210 1,010
Heatherhill Primary School, Springvale Government Primary — 209 966
Albany Rise Primary School, Mulgrave Government Primary — 207 1,017
Don Bosco School, Narre Warren Catholic Primary — 207 1,047
St Thomas Aquinas College, Tynong Independent Combined — 204 1,030
St John the Baptist's School, Koo Wee Rup Catholic Primary — 203 1,013
Turrun Primary School, Clyde North Government Primary — 203 1,058
Monash Special Developmental School, Wheelers Hill Government Combined — 202 1,067
Dandenong Valley Special Developmental School, Narre Warren Government Combined — 201 990
Springvale Park Special Developmental School, Springvale Government Combined — 200 961
Sacred Heart School, Oakleigh Catholic Primary — 195 1,140
Nar Nar Goon Primary School, Nar Nar Goon Government Primary — 192 983
Cardinia Primary School, Cardinia Government Primary — 189 976
Parkhill Primary School, Ashwood Government Primary — 188 1,098
Lang Lang Primary School, Lang Lang Government Primary — 182 960
Bunyip Primary School, Bunyip Government Primary — 176 994
Glenallen School, Glen Waverley Government Combined — 171 1,041
James Cook Primary School, Endeavour Hills Government Primary — 169 956
Bayles Regional Primary School, Bayles Government Primary — 161 998
Foundation Learning Centre - Foundation College, Narre Warren Independent Secondary — 155 968
St Mary's School, Dandenong Catholic Primary — 154 993
Dandenong Ranges Steiner School, Emerald Independent Primary — 151 1,080
St Christopher's School, Glen Waverley Catholic Primary — 148 1,141
Officer Primary School, Officer Government Primary — 141 1,010
Christ Our Holy Redeemer School, Oakleigh East Catholic Primary — 135 1,065
St Peter's School, Clayton Catholic Primary — 133 1,082
Garfield Primary School, Garfield Government Primary — 130 996
Lysterfield Lake College, Narre Warren North Independent Combined — 130 1,139
Ashwood School, Ashwood Government Combined — 127 1,058
St Gerard's School, Dandenong North Catholic Primary — 125 1,049
St Josephine Bakhita Catholic Primary School, Clyde North Catholic Primary — 121 1,101
Kuyim Primary School, Pakenham Government Primary — 115 1,019
Holy Family School, Doveton Catholic Primary — 109 975
Kurmile Primary School, Officer Government Primary — 107 1,008
Harkaway Primary School, Harkaway Government Primary — 106 1,026
Clayton South Primary School, Clayton South Government Primary — 102 1,008
Sidrah Gardens School, Narre Warren North Independent Primary — 102 1,104
St James School, Nar Nar Goon Catholic Primary — 98 1,031
Waverley Meadows Primary School, Wheelers Hill Government Primary — 94 1,071
Fernbrook School, The Basin Independent Combined — 78 1,049
Hoa Nghiem Primary School, Springvale South Independent Primary — 70 1,017
Fitra Community School, Clayton South Independent Primary — 68 1,099
Frank Dando Sports Academy, Ashwood Independent Secondary — 36 1,023
Cheshire School, Glen Waverley Independent Primary — 22 1,052
Monash Children's Hospital School, Clayton Government Combined — — —

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Melbourne - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/212/melbourne-south-east/topic/education