58.3% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.1%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dandenong North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dandenong North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees are more common in Dandenong North than in most similar areas. While 58.3% of residents have finished Year 12, the proportion of adults with a university degree remains well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though it sits well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Around 15.6% of residents have a highest school level of Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dandenong North, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 9 or below is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are held by 19.5% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 26.3%. Certificates III or IV are also common, held by 24.2% of the population.
19.5% ▲ +57.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Dandenong North splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.2%. Society and culture degrees make up 10.9% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dandenong North has 40 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for its level, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Most are government schools (72.5%) and primary schools (70%).
1.27
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
Higher than 90% 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).
491
Higher than 71% 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 Dandenong North
40 schools — 19,633 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 11
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| Wooranna Park Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 263 | 953 |
| Lyndale Secondary College, Dandenong North | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 850 | 935 |
| Rosewood Downs Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 258 | 1,023 |
| Lyndale Greens Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 446 | 974 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 244 | 1,045 |
| Emerson School, Dandenong | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 371 | 953 |
| St Gerard's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| Silverton Primary School, Noble Park North | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 406 | 1,023 |
| Nazareth College, Noble Park North | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 972 | 1,050 |
| Dandenong North Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 798 | 955 |
| Carwatha College P-12, Noble Park | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 681 | 976 |
| Yarraman Oaks Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 214 | 965 |
| Dandenong High School, Dandenong | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,378 | 891 |
| Mulgrave Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 426 | 1,079 |
| Harrisfield Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 240 | 1,017 |
| Dandenong West Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 311 | 931 |
| Noble Park Secondary College, Noble Park | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 592 | 902 |
| Chalcot Lodge Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 257 | 1,012 |
| Heany Park Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 314 | 1,090 |
| Endeavour Hills Specialist School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 293 | 985 |
| Noble Park English Language School, Noble Park | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 847 | 880 |
| Dandenong Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 479 | 935 |
| James Cook Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 169 | 956 |
| Rowville Secondary College, Rowville | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,887 | 1,028 |
| Noble Park Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 292 | 943 |
| St Mary's School, Dandenong | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 154 | 993 |
| St John's Regional College, Dandenong | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 616 | 1,001 |
| Rowville Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 439 | 1,060 |
| St Anthony's School, Noble Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 292 | 1,020 |
| St Simon's School, Rowville | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 366 | 1,087 |
| St Paul Apostle North School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 237 | 1,056 |
| Wellington Secondary College, Mulgrave | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,643 | 1,006 |
| Holy Family School, Doveton | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 109 | 975 |
| Doveton College, Doveton | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 892 | 894 |
| St Justin's School, Wheelers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 325 | 1,093 |
| Albany Rise Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 207 | 1,017 |
| Wallarano Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 606 | 962 |
| St Paul Apostle South School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 273 | 1,057 |
| Mossgiel Park Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 267 | 994 |
| Waverley Meadows Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 94 | 1,071 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dandenong North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20708/dandenong-north/topic/education