53.4% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bonnie Brook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bonnie Brook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 8 percentage points separates Bonnie Brook from the Victorian average for Year 12 completion. While residents here are more likely to finish school and hold degrees than people in most similar areas, the community still sits well below state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 53.4%, finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 58.8%. Around 20.9% of people had Year 9 or below as their last year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bonnie Brook, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 9 or below is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian average of 29.2%. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees and certificates III or IV, both at 26.6%.
21.0% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bonnie Brook splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and society and culture, which both sit at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bonnie Brook has much more school access than most similar areas, with 15 schools within 3km and 22.22 schools per 1,000 children. These schools are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 861 students.
22.22
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
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).
861
Higher than 98% 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 Bonnie Brook
15 schools — 12,912 students, average ICSEA 1,035.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Dharra School, Aintree | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 111 | 1,029 |
| Yarrabing Secondary College, Aintree | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 398 | 1,018 |
| Aintree Primary School, Aintree | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 1,323 | 1,058 |
| Deanside Primary School, Deanside | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 590 | 1,044 |
| Rockbank Primary School, Rockbank | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 615 | 1,027 |
| Thornhill Park Primary School, Thornhill Park | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 768 | 1,019 |
| Springside West Secondary College, Fraser Rise | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,677 | 1,017 |
| St George Preca School, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 728 | 1,047 |
| Muhammadiyah Australia College, Melton | Independent | Combined | 6.2 km | 182 | 1,052 |
| Southern Cross Grammar, Caroline Springs | Independent | Combined | 6.2 km | 904 | 1,136 |
| Catholic Regional College Caroline Springs, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Secondary | 7.0 km | 1,079 | 1,045 |
| Creekside K-9 College, Caroline Springs | Government | Combined | 7.1 km | 1,287 | 1,018 |
| Lakeview Senior College, Caroline Springs | Government | Secondary | 7.1 km | 1,049 | 1,004 |
| Springside Primary School, Caroline Springs | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 976 | 1,019 |
| Brookside P-9 College, Caroline Springs | Government | Combined | 8.0 km | 1,225 | 1,013 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bonnie Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20282/bonnie-brook/topic/education