68.5% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 68.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clayton South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Clayton South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 10 percentage points separates Clayton South from the national average in school completion. This is a highly educated area where 68.5% of residents finished Year 12 and 34.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 68.5% of residents completing their schooling. This is well above the 61.8% figure for Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clayton South, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 34.3%, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. This high level of qualification is seen across many areas, with 19.4% also holding postgraduate degrees.
34.3% ▲ +62.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 34.3%
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 Clayton South, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 22.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 32 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas. Local schools are larger than typical, with an average size of 640 students.
2.11
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
Higher than 89% 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).
640
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clayton South
32 schools — 19,837 students, average ICSEA 1,029.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Clayton South Primary School, Clayton South | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 102 | 1,008 |
| Westall Primary School, Clayton South | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 309 | 1,017 |
| Westall Secondary College, Clayton South | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 710 | 966 |
| Fitra Community School, Clayton South | Independent | Primary | 1.3 km | 68 | 1,099 |
| St Andrew's School, Clayton South | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 319 | 1,074 |
| Christway College, Clarinda | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 864 | 1,111 |
| Spring Parks Primary School, Springvale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 263 | 978 |
| Minaret College, Springvale | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 2,929 | 998 |
| St Peter's School, Clayton | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 133 | 1,082 |
| St Joseph's School, Springvale | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 527 | 1,008 |
| Monash Children's Hospital School, Clayton | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | — | — |
| Clarinda Primary School, Clarinda | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 334 | 1,082 |
| Springvale Park Special Developmental School, Springvale | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 200 | 961 |
| Killester College, Springvale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 993 | 1,020 |
| Springvale Rise Primary School, Springvale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 451 | 929 |
| John Monash Science School, Clayton | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 656 | 1,127 |
| St John Vianney's School, Mulgrave | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 417 | 1,049 |
| Hoa Nghiem Primary School, Springvale South | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 70 | 1,017 |
| Oakleigh South Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 1,038 | 1,163 |
| Clayton North Primary School, Clayton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 221 | 1,064 |
| Heatherhill Primary School, Springvale | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 209 | 966 |
| Athol Road Primary School, Springvale South | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 402 | 947 |
| South Oakleigh College, Oakleigh South | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 950 | 1,052 |
| Huntingdale Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 414 | 1,120 |
| Keysborough Secondary College, Springvale South | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 2,194 | 941 |
| Wellington Secondary College, Mulgrave | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,643 | 1,006 |
| Dingley Primary School, Dingley Village | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 375 | 1,063 |
| Kingswood Primary School, Dingley Village | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 567 | 1,079 |
| Albany Rise Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 207 | 1,017 |
| St Mark's School, Dingley Village | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 421 | 1,083 |
| Mazenod College, Mulgrave | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 1,469 | 1,089 |
| Keysborough Primary School, Springvale South | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 382 | 964 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clayton South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20570/clayton-south/topic/education