64.4% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Berwick · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Berwick
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 64% of people in Berwick completed Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This commitment to education is seen in the high number of adults with university degrees and a strong local school network. The area stands out for its high levels of school completion compared to most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, with 64.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is much higher than most areas and sits a little above the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Berwick, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 26.8% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This is about the same as the national figure of 26.3%.
26.8% ▲ +53.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Berwick splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Berwick has some of the largest schools around, with an average size of 755 students. There are 45 schools within 3 km, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.15
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
45
Higher than 91% 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).
755
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,035
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Berwick
45 schools — 33,978 students, average ICSEA 1,035.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 7 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Berwick Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 884 | 1,087 |
| St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar, Berwick | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 980 | 1,155 |
| St Michael's School, Berwick | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 441 | 1,084 |
| Brentwood Park Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 1,017 | 1,091 |
| Nossal High School, Berwick | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 825 | 1,155 |
| Kambrya College, Berwick | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 2,369 | 1,045 |
| Berwick Fields Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 895 | 1,047 |
| Berwick Secondary College, Berwick | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,626 | 1,027 |
| Beaconsfield Primary School, Beaconsfield | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 603 | 1,046 |
| Berwick Lodge Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 489 | 1,037 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Beaconsfield | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 2,797 | 1,043 |
| Berwick Chase Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 700 | 1,042 |
| Fleetwood Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 309 | 998 |
| Heritage College, Narre Warren South | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 613 | 1,058 |
| St Catherine's Primary School, Berwick | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 601 | 1,108 |
| Don Bosco School, Narre Warren | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 207 | 1,047 |
| Timbarra P-9 College, Berwick | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 594 | 1,019 |
| Berry Street School - Narre Warren Campus, Narre Warren | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 219 | 894 |
| Foundation Learning Centre - Foundation College, Narre Warren | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 155 | 968 |
| Orchard Park Primary School, Officer | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 359 | 1,023 |
| Turrun Primary School, Clyde North | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 203 | 1,058 |
| Hillsmeade Primary School, Narre Warren South | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 782 | 994 |
| Harkaway Primary School, Harkaway | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 106 | 1,026 |
| Kurmile Primary School, Officer | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 107 | 1,008 |
| Trinity Catholic Primary School, Narre Warren South | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 507 | 1,070 |
| Tulliallan Primary School, Cranbourne North | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 1,449 | 1,048 |
| Alkira Secondary College, Cranbourne North | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 2,011 | 986 |
| Hillcrest Christian College, Clyde North | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 2,231 | 1,106 |
| Oatlands Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 1,003 | 1,043 |
| Grayling Primary School, Clyde North | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 695 | 1,042 |
| St Brigid's School, Officer | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 375 | 1,082 |
| Kurrun Primary School, Officer | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 321 | 1,054 |
| Narre Warren South P-12 College, Narre Warren South | Government | Combined | 5.6 km | 2,404 | 918 |
| Officer Primary School, Officer | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 141 | 1,010 |
| Maramba Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 248 | 995 |
| Wulerrp Secondary College, Clyde North | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 233 | 1,053 |
| Fountain Gate Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 545 | 936 |
| Dandenong Valley Special Developmental School, Narre Warren | Government | Combined | 6.0 km | 201 | 990 |
| Officer Specialist School, Officer | Government | Combined | 6.1 km | 355 | 999 |
| Mary MacKillop School, Narre Warren North | Catholic | Primary | 6.1 km | 294 | 1,058 |
| Fountain Gate Secondary College, Narre Warren | Government | Secondary | 6.2 km | 1,211 | 938 |
| Officer Secondary College, Officer | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 998 | 1,012 |
| Mirniyan Primary School, Clyde North | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 226 | 1,021 |
| Clyde Grammar, Clyde North | Independent | Primary | 7.5 km | 312 | 1,088 |
| Narre Warren North Primary School, Narre Warren North | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 337 | 1,053 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Berwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20224/berwick/topic/education