30.5% ▲ +23.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bangholme · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bangholme
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Bangholme have finished high school or earned a degree compared to most other areas. Only 30.5% of people have completed Year 12, a figure that sits far below the Victorian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 26.7% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Bangholme splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (31%), with Year 10 at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more typical at 34.8%.
6.0% ▲ +62.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Bangholme, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (15%) and Architecture and building (11.3%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bangholme has an abundance of schooling options, with 18 schools within 3km and 34.48 schools per 1,000 children. These schools are among the largest and most advantaged for their level.
34.48
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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).
829
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,099
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bangholme
18 schools — 14,928 students, average ICSEA 1,099.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| Cornish College, Bangholme | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 664 | 1,132 |
| Chelsea Heights Primary School, Chelsea Heights | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 415 | 1,059 |
| Patterson Lakes Primary School, Patterson Lakes | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 521 | 1,061 |
| Mt Hira College, Keysborough | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 863 | 1,008 |
| Keysborough Gardens Primary School, Keysborough | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 477 | 1,065 |
| Chelsea Primary School, Chelsea | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 360 | 1,075 |
| Bonbeach Primary School, Bonbeach | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 367 | 1,077 |
| St Joseph's School, Chelsea | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 317 | 1,084 |
| Patterson River Secondary College, Seaford | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,268 | 1,015 |
| Edithvale Primary School, Edithvale | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 525 | 1,100 |
| Carrum Primary School, Carrum | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 369 | 1,075 |
| Banyan Fields Primary School, Carrum Downs | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 517 | 987 |
| Aspendale Gardens Primary School, Aspendale Gardens | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 592 | 1,095 |
| Lighthouse Christian College, Keysborough | Independent | Combined | 5.7 km | 827 | 1,082 |
| Carrum Downs Secondary College, Carrum Downs | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 928 | 969 |
| Seaford North Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 444 | 1,070 |
| Haileybury College - Keysborough Boys, Keysborough | Independent | Combined | 6.1 km | 4,880 | 1,191 |
| St Louis de Montfort's School, Aspendale | Catholic | Primary | 6.9 km | 594 | 1,107 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bangholme [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20131/bangholme/topic/education