56.3% ▲ +46.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cranbourne South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cranbourne South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Cranbourne South, held by 35.1% of adults. While many residents have higher levels of schooling than people in similar areas, the community generally sits well below the Victorian and national averages for university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, though at 56.3% it remains a little below the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cranbourne South, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more than most similar areas but well below the Victorian average of 29.2%.
20.8% ▲ +116.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 Cranbourne South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 15.8%, followed closely by engineering at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools within 3 km, which is more than 87% of similar areas, though there are only 1.54 schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are government primary schools.
1.54
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
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).
815
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,022
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cranbourne South
16 schools — 13,042 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Cranbourne South Primary School, Cranbourne South | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 376 | 1,010 |
| Botanic Ridge Primary School, Botanic Ridge | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 445 | 1,027 |
| Barton Primary School, Cranbourne West | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 1,092 | 1,020 |
| Devon Meadows Primary School, Devon Meadows | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 305 | 986 |
| St Peter's College, Cranbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 2,089 | 1,045 |
| St Agatha's School, Cranbourne | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 512 | 1,047 |
| Cranbourne West Secondary College, Cranbourne West | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,624 | 985 |
| Lighthouse Christian College Cranbourne, Cranbourne | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,034 | 1,093 |
| Woodlands Primary School, Langwarrin | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 861 | 1,051 |
| Langwarrin Park Primary School, Langwarrin | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 585 | 1,016 |
| Cranbourne West Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 594 | 946 |
| St Jude's School, Langwarrin | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 309 | 1,052 |
| Skye Primary School, Skye | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 515 | 995 |
| Quarters Primary School, Cranbourne West | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 466 | 1,003 |
| Elisabeth Murdoch College, Langwarrin | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 1,572 | 1,010 |
| Langwarrin Primary School, Langwarrin | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 663 | 1,022 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cranbourne South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20665/cranbourne-south/topic/education