64.4% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Croydon North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Croydon North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national figure for school completion, Croydon North is an area where 64.4% of adults finished Year 12. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong proportion of university degrees, making the area more qualified than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost two thirds of adults here finished Year 12, which is a little above the Victorian rate of 61.8% and well above the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Croydon North, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 28.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is about the same as the state average and much higher than most similar areas.
28.5% ▲ +49.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Croydon North splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.4%, followed by engineering at 13.3% and society and culture at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 25 schools within 3km, though there are much fewer schools per child than in most areas. The average school size and advantage score are both much higher than most similar places.
1.34
Lower than 85% 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).
525
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,073
Higher than 86% 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 North
25 schools — 13,128 students, average ICSEA 1,073.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 7 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Croydon Hills Primary School, Croydon Hills | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 737 | 1,095 |
| Village School, Croydon North | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 68 | 1,089 |
| Yarra Road Primary School, Croydon North | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 244 | 1,060 |
| Luther College, Croydon Hills | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,219 | 1,127 |
| Croydon Community School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 143 | 983 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School, Croydon Hills | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 658 | 1,147 |
| Manchester Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 158 | 955 |
| Oxley Christian College, Chirnside Park | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 838 | 1,119 |
| Croydon Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 225 | 955 |
| Mooroolbark College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 934 | 982 |
| Yarra Valley Grammar, Ringwood | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,899 | 1,155 |
| Sacred Heart School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 454 | 1,065 |
| Ruskin Park Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 488 | 1,034 |
| Ainslie Parklands Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 93 | 1,044 |
| Bimbadeen Heights Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 541 | 1,039 |
| Yarra Hills Secondary College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 530 | 972 |
| St Peter Julian Eymard, Mooroolbark | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 583 | 1,036 |
| Melba Secondary College, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 663 | 1,003 |
| Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School, Warranwood | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 470 | 1,097 |
| Kalinda Primary School, Ringwood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 424 | 1,097 |
| Warranwood Primary School, Warranwood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 375 | 1,089 |
| Chirnside Park Primary School, Chirnside Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 411 | 1,040 |
| Mooroolbark Grammar, Mooroolbark | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 39 | 997 |
| Rolling Hills Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 409 | 1,046 |
| Dorset Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 525 | 1,034 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Croydon North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20684/croydon-north/topic/education