69.9% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Caroline Springs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Caroline Springs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 70% of residents in Caroline Springs have completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This high level of schooling helps drive a well-qualified community where over a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 69.9%, which is well above the Victorian average and far above the Australian rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Caroline Springs, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 27.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national average.
27.7% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 27.7%
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 Caroline Springs, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Caroline Springs has some of the largest schools in the region, with an average size of 742 students. While there are 29 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.42
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 88% 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).
742
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,024
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 Caroline Springs
29 schools — 21,520 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Lakeview Senior College, Caroline Springs | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 1,049 | 1,004 |
| Creekside K-9 College, Caroline Springs | Government | Combined | 0.3 km | 1,287 | 1,018 |
| Catholic Regional College Caroline Springs, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,079 | 1,045 |
| Kororoit Creek Primary School, Burnside Heights | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 1,156 | 1,082 |
| Brookside P-9 College, Caroline Springs | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,225 | 1,013 |
| Springside Primary School, Caroline Springs | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 976 | 1,019 |
| Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 494 | 1,062 |
| Southern Cross Grammar, Caroline Springs | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 904 | 1,136 |
| Burnside Primary School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 442 | 1,039 |
| Springside West Secondary College, Fraser Rise | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,677 | 1,017 |
| St George Preca School, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 728 | 1,047 |
| Gilson College, Taylors Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,102 | 1,073 |
| Taylors Hill Primary School, Taylors Hill | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 575 | 1,027 |
| Kings Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 367 | 966 |
| Copperfield College, Delahey | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,846 | 962 |
| Movelle Primary School, Kings Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 124 | 969 |
| Resurrection School, Kings Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 453 | 957 |
| Albanvale Primary School, Albanvale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 313 | 950 |
| Deanside Primary School, Deanside | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 590 | 1,044 |
| Parkwood Green Primary School, Hillside | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 495 | 1,014 |
| Mackellar Primary School, Delahey | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 300 | 993 |
| Stevensville Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 185 | 930 |
| Sydenham - Hillside Primary School, Sydenham | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 993 | 1,012 |
| Deer Park North Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 307 | 942 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Sydenham | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 476 | 1,067 |
| Catholic Regional College Sydenham, Sydenham | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 974 | 1,028 |
| Cana Catholic Primary School, Hillside | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 508 | 1,039 |
| St Peter Chanel School, Deer Park | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 506 | 1,012 |
| Deer Park West Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 389 | 989 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Caroline Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20500/caroline-springs/topic/education