60.5% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Croydon South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Croydon South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a quarter of adults in Croydon South hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure much higher than most similar areas. This high level of qualification reflects a well-educated community where university degrees and vocational certificates are common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Croydon South, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 28.4%, though Certificate III and IV qualifications are nearly as frequent at 27.8%.
26.9% ▲ +60.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 26.9%
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 South splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a very high school advantage score and larger schools than most areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children. Most of the 29 schools within 3km are government primary schools.
1.05
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 88% 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).
509
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,074
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 South
29 schools — 14,756 students, average ICSEA 1,074.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Croydon Special Developmental School, Croydon South | Government | Combined | 0.2 km | 106 | 976 |
| Dorset Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 525 | 1,034 |
| Tinternvale Primary School, Ringwood East | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 328 | 1,062 |
| Tintern Grammar, Ringwood East | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 985 | 1,154 |
| Sacred Heart School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 454 | 1,065 |
| Bayswater North Primary School, Bayswater North | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 211 | 1,015 |
| Eastwood Primary School, Ringwood East | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 555 | 1,092 |
| Heathmont East Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 570 | 1,127 |
| Ruskin Park Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 488 | 1,034 |
| Croydon Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 225 | 955 |
| Melba Secondary College, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 663 | 1,003 |
| Ainslie Parklands Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 93 | 1,044 |
| Croydon Community School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 143 | 983 |
| Bayswater Secondary College, Bayswater | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 256 | 972 |
| Ringwood Secondary College, Ringwood | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,516 | 1,052 |
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 155 | 1,024 |
| Kalinda Primary School, Ringwood | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 424 | 1,097 |
| Kilsyth Primary School, Kilsyth | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 114 | 948 |
| Boronia Heights Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 507 | 1,051 |
| Great Ryrie Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 566 | 1,072 |
| Aquinas College, Ringwood | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,659 | 1,085 |
| Norwood Secondary College, Ringwood | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,083 | 1,059 |
| Ghilgai School, Kilsyth | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 94 | 1,061 |
| Mullum Primary School, Ringwood | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 261 | 1,064 |
| Yarra Valley Grammar, Ringwood | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,899 | 1,155 |
| St Richard's Primary School, Kilsyth | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 166 | 1,058 |
| Gladesville Primary School, Kilsyth | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 76 | 968 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Ringwood | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 248 | 981 |
| Holy Spirit School, Ringwood North | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 386 | 1,102 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Croydon South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20685/croydon-south/topic/education