61.0% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cape Schanck · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cape Schanck
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Cape Schanck have remained steady and strong, with 61% of people completing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a well-educated population where nearly a third of adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 61% of residents finished Year 12, which is about the same as the Victorian figure and a little above the national average. This is a much higher rate of school completion than in most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cape Schanck, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 30.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian figure of 26.3% and much higher than most similar areas.
30.5% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Cape Schanck splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 19.2%, followed by education at 14.6% and society and culture at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which has a higher advantage score than most similar areas and a typical size of 338 students.
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).
338
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cape Schanck
1 school — 338 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Boneo Primary School, Boneo | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 338 | 1,025 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cape Schanck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20474/cape-schanck/topic/education