68.3% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Croydon Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Croydon Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong trend toward higher learning has seen 68.3% of Croydon Hills residents complete Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This educational focus is reflected in the high number of adults with university degrees and a strong local school network.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, sitting at 68.3%, which is 9.5 percentage points above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Croydon Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common, with 30.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well above the national average of 26.3%.
30.5% ▲ +52.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 30.5%
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 Croydon Hills, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 22.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have much higher advantage scores than those in most similar areas, with 21 schools located within 3km.
3.43
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
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).
541
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,093
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Croydon Hills
21 schools — 11,357 students, average ICSEA 1,093.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Croydon Hills Primary School, Croydon Hills | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 737 | 1,095 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School, Croydon Hills | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 658 | 1,147 |
| Yarra Road Primary School, Croydon North | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 244 | 1,060 |
| Luther College, Croydon Hills | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,219 | 1,127 |
| Yarra Valley Grammar, Ringwood | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,899 | 1,155 |
| Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School, Warranwood | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 470 | 1,097 |
| Warranwood Primary School, Warranwood | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 375 | 1,089 |
| Kalinda Primary School, Ringwood | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 424 | 1,097 |
| Croydon Community School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 143 | 983 |
| Ainslie Parklands Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 93 | 1,044 |
| Melba Secondary College, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 663 | 1,003 |
| Croydon Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 225 | 955 |
| Sacred Heart School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 454 | 1,065 |
| Village School, Croydon North | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 68 | 1,089 |
| Holy Spirit School, Ringwood North | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 386 | 1,102 |
| Mullum Primary School, Ringwood | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 261 | 1,064 |
| Oxley Christian College, Chirnside Park | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 838 | 1,119 |
| Manchester Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 158 | 955 |
| Ringwood North Primary School, Ringwood North | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 471 | 1,107 |
| Norwood Secondary College, Ringwood | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,083 | 1,059 |
| Ruskin Park Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 488 | 1,034 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Croydon Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20683/croydon-hills/topic/education