72.2% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cobblebank · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cobblebank
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of school leavers and university graduates shape daily life in Cobblebank. Residents here are far more likely to have finished Year 12 than those across Australia, with 72.2% completing their secondary education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far more people here finished Year 12 compared to the national figure, with 72.2% of residents reaching this milestone. This is 13 points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cobblebank, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 28.4% of adults, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is a little above the national average and about the same as the Victorian figure.
28.4% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Cobblebank, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Certificate III / IV (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 17%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Families have access to 19 schools within 3km, which is more than about 89% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, with an average school size of 750 students.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
750
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cobblebank
19 schools — 14,257 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 4 · Combined 4
| Strathtulloh Primary School, Strathtulloh | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 1,350 | 1,024 |
| Melton South Primary School, Melton South | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 972 | 962 |
| St Anthony's School, Melton South | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 646 | 1,000 |
| Thornhill Park Primary School, Thornhill Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 768 | 1,019 |
| Staughton College, Melton South | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,705 | 956 |
| Coburn Primary School, Melton South | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 601 | 932 |
| Muhammadiyah Australia College, Melton | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 182 | 1,052 |
| Al Iman College, Melton South | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,149 | 1,059 |
| Djerriwarrh Community & Education Services - Djerriwarrh Community College, Melton | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 39 | 929 |
| Melton Primary School, Melton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 507 | 961 |
| St Dominic's School, Melton | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 369 | 967 |
| Melton Christian College, Brookfield | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,268 | 1,044 |
| St Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic Primary School, Weir Views | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 473 | 1,024 |
| Melton Secondary College, Melton | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,433 | 944 |
| Kurunjang Secondary College, Melton | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 873 | 947 |
| Melton Specialist School, Melton | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 406 | 951 |
| Kurunjang Primary School, Melton | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 590 | 942 |
| Melton West Primary School, Melton West | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 520 | 925 |
| Binap Primary School, Brookfield | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 406 | 972 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cobblebank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20590/cobblebank/topic/education