67.5% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cairnlea · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cairnlea
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High school completion rates have climbed significantly in Cairnlea, with 67.5% of residents now finishing Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8%. While more people are finishing school, a smaller share of adults hold university degrees compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 67.5% of residents finishing their schooling, which is well above the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cairnlea, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average of 26.3%.
23.0% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 Cairnlea, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 22.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cairnlea has a high number of schools within 3km and larger average school sizes, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Most students attend government schools (67.5%) and 80% of the local schools are primary schools.
0.52
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
Higher than 90% 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).
451
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cairnlea
40 schools — 18,054 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 11 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Cairnlea Park Primary School, Cairnlea | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 776 | 1,023 |
| University Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 229 | 999 |
| Deer Park North Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 307 | 942 |
| Holy Eucharist School, St Albans | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 548 | 972 |
| St Albans Heights Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 213 | 950 |
| Victoria University Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,350 | 967 |
| St Albans Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,715 | 962 |
| Jackson School, St Albans | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 322 | 969 |
| Albanvale Primary School, Albanvale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 313 | 950 |
| St Peter Chanel School, Deer Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 506 | 1,012 |
| St Albans Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 256 | 955 |
| Catholic Regional College St Albans, St Albans | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 582 | 932 |
| St Albans East Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 354 | 951 |
| Sacred Heart School, St Albans | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 282 | 953 |
| St Albans Meadows Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 425 | 984 |
| Mother of God School, Ardeer | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 107 | 995 |
| Deer Park West Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 389 | 989 |
| Ardeer Primary School, Ardeer | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 139 | 986 |
| Stevensville Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 185 | 930 |
| Movelle Primary School, Kings Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 124 | 969 |
| Resurrection School, Kings Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 453 | 957 |
| Albion North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 184 | 967 |
| St Albans North Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 164 | 950 |
| Furlong Park School For Deaf Children, Sunshine North | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 67 | 1,043 |
| Albion Primary School, Albion | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 189 | 1,031 |
| Kings Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 367 | 966 |
| Marian College, Sunshine West | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 856 | 999 |
| St Paul's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 515 | 1,015 |
| Ardeer South Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 139 | 979 |
| St Theresa's School, Albion | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Burnside Primary School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 442 | 1,039 |
| St Paul's Kealba Catholic School, Kealba | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 257 | 1,025 |
| Derrimut Primary School, Derrimut | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 574 | 998 |
| Sunshine Christian School, Sunshine North | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 94 | 934 |
| Kororoit Creek Primary School, Burnside Heights | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 1,156 | 1,082 |
| St Bernadette's School, Sunshine North | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 333 | 1,005 |
| Sunshine College, Sunshine West | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,217 | 952 |
| Sunshine North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 234 | 966 |
| Sunshine Heights Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 360 | 1,029 |
| Gilson College, Taylors Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,102 | 1,073 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cairnlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20441/cairnlea/topic/education