37.2% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cardinia · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cardinia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment has remained low in Cardinia compared to the rest of the state. Only 12.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This creates a profile where trade certificates are far more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is less common here than in most areas. Only 37.2% of residents finished school, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cardinia, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are the most frequent achievement, with 36.2% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the share of people with university degrees is far below the national average.
12.2% ▲ +61.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 Cardinia, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 17.2%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 16.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cardinia has one of the highest numbers of schools per 1,000 children, with three primary schools within 3km. These schools have a much higher average advantage score than most areas, though the average school size is smaller than typical.
22.73
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
207
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,056
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cardinia
3 schools — 622 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Cardinia Primary School, Cardinia | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 189 | 976 |
| Clyde Grammar, Clyde North | Independent | Primary | 5.4 km | 312 | 1,088 |
| St Josephine Bakhita Catholic Primary School, Clyde North | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 121 | 1,101 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cardinia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20487/cardinia/topic/education