39.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chocolyn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chocolyn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Chocolyn have completed high school or university than the state or national figures. Only 39.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is a gap of 23 percentage points compared to Victoria. This pattern continues into higher education, where very few adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 39.3% of residents finishing school. Around 21.4% of people stopped after Year 11, and 12.5% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chocolyn, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (27%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 6.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.8% of the population.
6.9% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Chocolyn, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, health is the most common field at 15.4%. Agriculture and environment, along with education, both account for 11.5% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. Half of these are government and half are Catholic, with a mix of secondary and combined schools.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
361
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chocolyn
2 schools — 722 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Mercy Regional College, Camperdown | Catholic | Secondary | 6.8 km | 341 | 1,026 |
| Camperdown College, Camperdown | Government | Combined | 6.9 km | 381 | 983 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chocolyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20558/chocolyn/topic/education