32.4% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Caldermeade · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Caldermeade
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 43% of qualified adults in Caldermeade hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This is a place where fewer people have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 11.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian figure of 29.2%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.4% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About a quarter of the population finished school at Year 10, while 14.4% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Caldermeade, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with just 11.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, with most people instead holding vocational certificates.
11.1% ▲ +129.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Caldermeade, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications often specialise in practical fields, with Engineering (12.3%) and Architecture and Building (11.1%) being the most common areas of study. Health (11.1%) and Education (8.6%) also feature prominently.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km of the area. This school is smaller than those in most similar areas and has a lower average advantage score than the usual school.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
182
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
960
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Caldermeade
1 school — 182 students, average ICSEA 960.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Lang Lang Primary School, Lang Lang | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 182 | 960 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Caldermeade [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20443/caldermeade/topic/education