50.9% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chum Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chum Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Chum Creek have shifted since 2011, though qualifications remain lower than the state average. While more people here have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, about 51% is still well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chum Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.2% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
19.2% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 Chum Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 16.8%, followed by society and culture at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 5.81 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. Local schools are generally small, with the average size being 218 students.
5.81
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
218
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chum Creek
4 schools — 873 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Chum Creek Primary School, Chum Creek | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 67 | 1,048 |
| Healesville High School, Healesville | Government | Secondary | 5.8 km | 310 | 964 |
| Healesville Primary School, Healesville | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 222 | 974 |
| St Brigid's School, Healesville | Catholic | Primary | 6.4 km | 274 | 1,029 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chum Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20560/chum-creek/topic/education