61.2% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clarinda · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Clarinda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Clarinda have finished high school and earned degrees than in most similar areas. This shift toward higher achievement is evident as 61.2% of people have completed Year 12. The area now shows a strong lean toward professional qualifications and a high level of school advantage.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 61.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure. This is consistent with the state average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clarinda, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 9 or below is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 26.4% of adults, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Australian average. Bachelor degrees are the most common qualification at 31.2%.
26.4% ▲ +54.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 26.4%
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 Clarinda, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.4%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 15.2% and society and culture at 11.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Clarinda has 25 schools within 3km, among the largest number for an area of this size. While the average school size and advantage score are much higher than most areas, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
1.82
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 87% 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).
585
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,069
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clarinda
25 schools — 14,036 students, average ICSEA 1,069.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| St Andrew's School, Clayton South | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 319 | 1,074 |
| Clayton South Primary School, Clayton South | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 102 | 1,008 |
| Clarinda Primary School, Clarinda | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 334 | 1,082 |
| Christway College, Clarinda | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 864 | 1,111 |
| Oakleigh South Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 1,038 | 1,163 |
| St Peter's School, Clayton | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 133 | 1,082 |
| Westall Primary School, Clayton South | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 309 | 1,017 |
| Westall Secondary College, Clayton South | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 710 | 966 |
| South Oakleigh College, Oakleigh South | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 950 | 1,052 |
| Monash Children's Hospital School, Clayton | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | — | — |
| Fitra Community School, Clayton South | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 68 | 1,099 |
| Huntingdale Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 414 | 1,120 |
| Kingston Heath Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 184 | 1,075 |
| East Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 324 | 1,100 |
| Spring Parks Primary School, Springvale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 263 | 978 |
| Cheltenham Secondary College, Cheltenham | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 759 | 1,054 |
| Clayton North Primary School, Clayton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 221 | 1,064 |
| John Monash Science School, Clayton | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 656 | 1,127 |
| Minaret College, Springvale | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 2,929 | 998 |
| Coatesville Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 795 | 1,136 |
| St Peter's School, Bentleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 625 | 1,121 |
| Amsleigh Park Primary School, Oakleigh East | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 345 | 1,093 |
| Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hughesdale | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 932 | 1,102 |
| Sacred Heart School, Oakleigh | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 195 | 1,140 |
| Kingswood Primary School, Dingley Village | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 567 | 1,079 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clarinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20566/clarinda/topic/education