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Mornington Peninsula · Region (SA4)

Education & Qualifications in Mornington Peninsula

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

Education levels in the Mornington Peninsula sit around the middle for similar areas, though they remain well below state and national figures. While only 20.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, there has been a steady climb in qualifications over the last decade.

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📍 Mornington Peninsula, Region (SA4)

Where Mornington Peninsula sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.2% ▲ +51.0%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Mornington Peninsula — higher than 55% of areas.

Mornington Peninsula20.2%
Greater Melbourne 32.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion has risen 10 points since 2011 to reach 53.9%. This is still well below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national average of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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53.9% ▲ +24.0%

Higher than 59% 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 Mornington Peninsula, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 17%.

Year 12 53.9% Year 10 15.9% Year 11 13.8% Year 9 or below 9.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a university degree rose 6.8 points since 2011 to 20.2%, which is well below Victoria's 29.2%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.2% ▲ +51.0%

Higher than 55% 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 Mornington Peninsula, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).

Certificate III / IV 31.0% Bachelor degree 22.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.0% Postgraduate degree 5.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.2% Certificate I / II 1.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications across the area are spread across several fields, with Management and Commerce being the most common at 16.6%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 13.4%.

Schools

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

The region has 92 schools with a total of 46,231 enrolments. On average, schools here are larger and have a higher advantage score than most other areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children.

Average school ICSEA

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1,039

Higher than 66% 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 Mornington Peninsula

92 schools — 46,231 students, average ICSEA 1,039.

By sector: Government 69 · Catholic 15 · Independent 8

By type: Primary 64 · Secondary 17 · Combined 11
Padua College, Mornington Catholic Secondary — 2,534 1,064
Frankston High School, Frankston Government Secondary — 1,964 1,067
Dromana Secondary College, Dromana Government Secondary — 1,752 1,018
Flinders Christian Community College, Tyabb Independent Combined — 1,698 1,083
Elisabeth Murdoch College, Langwarrin Government Secondary — 1,572 1,010
John Paul College, Frankston Catholic Secondary — 1,300 1,055
Peninsula Grammar, Mount Eliza Independent Combined — 1,270 1,125
Patterson River Secondary College, Seaford Government Secondary — 1,268 1,015
McClelland Secondary College, Frankston Government Secondary — 1,089 981
Rosebud Secondary College, Rosebud Government Secondary — 965 989
Balcombe Grammar School, Mount Martha Independent Combined — 954 1,096
Carrum Downs Secondary College, Carrum Downs Government Secondary — 928 969
Toorak College, Mount Eliza Independent Combined — 901 1,151
Woodleigh School, Langwarrin South Independent Combined — 897 1,116
Woodlands Primary School, Langwarrin Government Primary — 861 1,051
Derinya Primary School, Frankston South Government Primary — 834 1,097
Mornington Secondary College, Mornington Government Secondary — 799 1,004
Mount Eliza Secondary College, Mount Eliza Government Secondary — 791 1,063
Rowellyn Park Primary School, Carrum Downs Government Primary — 781 1,003
Kunyung Primary School, Mount Eliza Government Primary — 762 1,115
Western Port Secondary College, Hastings Government Secondary — 747 957
Overport Primary School, Frankston Government Primary — 680 1,058
Langwarrin Primary School, Langwarrin Government Primary — 663 1,022
Osborne Primary School, Mount Martha Government Primary — 638 1,071
Benton Junior College, Mornington Government Primary — 585 1,040
Langwarrin Park Primary School, Langwarrin Government Primary — 585 1,016
Somerville Secondary College, Somerville Government Secondary — 582 983
Bayside Christian College, Langwarrin South Independent Combined — 573 1,086
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
Banyan Fields Primary School, Carrum Downs Government Primary — 517 987
Skye Primary School, Skye Government Primary — 515 995
Mount Eliza North Primary School, Mount Eliza Government Primary — 514 1,119
Mount Erin Secondary College, Frankston South Government Secondary — 490 985
Red Hill Consolidated School, Red Hill Government Primary — 489 1,085
Monterey Secondary College, Frankston North Government Secondary — 462 927
Frankston Heights Primary School, Frankston Government Primary — 458 1,043
St Macartan's School, Mornington Catholic Primary — 458 1,084
Mount Eliza Primary School, Mount Eliza Government Primary — 450 1,089
Seaford North Primary School, Seaford Government Primary — 444 1,070
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
Kingsley Park Primary School, Frankston Government Primary — 382 1,027
Boneo Primary School, Boneo Government Primary — 338 1,025
St Joachim's School, Carrum Downs Catholic Primary — 328 1,052
St Augustine's School, Frankston South Catholic Primary — 318 1,053
Balnarring Primary School, Balnarring Government Primary — 312 1,084
St Jude's School, Langwarrin Catholic Primary — 309 1,052
Belvedere Park Primary School, Seaford Government Primary — 288 1,004
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
St John's School, Frankston East Catholic Primary — 270 1,053
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
Frankston Primary School, Frankston Government Primary — 241 1,015
Karingal Primary School, Frankston Government Primary — 239 985
Seaford Primary School, Seaford Government Primary — 230 1,030
Aldercourt Primary School, Frankston North Government Primary — 225 918
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
Kananook Primary School, Seaford Government Primary — 190 1,014
St Anne's School, Seaford Catholic Primary — 186 1,070
Our Lady of Fatima School, Rosebud Catholic Primary — 172 999
Seaford Park Primary School, Seaford Government Primary — 169 1,005
Frankston East Primary School, Frankston Government Primary — 160 943
Peninsula College, Dromana Government Combined — 160 957
Naranga School, Frankston Government Combined — 159 945
Ballam Park Primary School, Frankston Government Primary — 156 963
Somerville Rise Primary School, Somerville Government Primary — 156 975
St Francis Xavier School, Frankston Catholic Primary — 155 1,042
Mahogany Rise Primary School, Frankston North Government Primary — 148 909
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
Nepean School, Seaford Government Combined — 141 1,006
David Scott School, Frankston Independent Secondary — 129 987
St Joseph's School, Sorrento Catholic Primary — 128 1,063
St Mary's School, Hastings Catholic Primary — 126 1,008
Frankston Special Developmental School, Frankston Government Combined — 124 969
Karingal Heights Primary School, Frankston Government Primary — 93 950
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

  • 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 Mornington Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/214/mornington-peninsula/topic/education