32.2% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dandenong South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dandenong South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Low levels of formal schooling shape the workforce in Dandenong South, where only 32.2% of people have finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, meaning many adults here leave school earlier than people in other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%. About 17% of the population finished Year 10, and another 17% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dandenong South, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 11 (20%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 7.6% of the area, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.3% of residents.
7.6% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Dandenong South, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees or certificates, one in four studied engineering and related fields. Other common areas of study include society and culture at 13.3%, and education and management at 6.7% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dandenong South has 30 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level, though the typical school size is much higher than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and they generally have a lower advantage score than those in other areas.
30
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).
536
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower than 69% 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 South
30 schools — 16,070 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 8 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Hampton Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 432 | 930 |
| Lynbrook Primary School, Lynbrook | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 777 | 1,011 |
| Dandenong South Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 607 | 907 |
| Hampton Park Secondary College, Hampton Park | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,234 | 905 |
| River Gum Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 501 | 910 |
| Mt Hira College, Keysborough | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 863 | 1,008 |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Lynbrook | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 315 | 1,042 |
| St Mary's School, Dandenong | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 154 | 993 |
| St Kevin's School, Hampton Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 479 | 1,040 |
| St John's Regional College, Dandenong | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 616 | 1,001 |
| Dandenong Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 479 | 935 |
| Hallam Primary School, Hallam | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 417 | 939 |
| Holy Family School, Doveton | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 109 | 975 |
| Doveton College, Doveton | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 892 | 894 |
| Hallam Secondary College, Hallam | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 716 | 923 |
| Coral Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 393 | 923 |
| Kilberry Valley Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 404 | 954 |
| Chandler Park Primary School, Keysborough | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 419 | 974 |
| Keysborough Gardens Primary School, Keysborough | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 477 | 1,065 |
| Dandenong High School, Dandenong | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 1,378 | 891 |
| Dandenong West Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 311 | 931 |
| Lyndhurst Primary School, Lyndhurst | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 868 | 999 |
| Dandenong North Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 798 | 955 |
| Endeavour Hills Specialist School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Combined | 6.2 km | 293 | 985 |
| James Cook Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 169 | 956 |
| Southern Cross Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 210 | 1,010 |
| Resurrection School, Keysborough | Catholic | Primary | 6.6 km | 415 | 1,065 |
| St Paul Apostle South School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 6.6 km | 273 | 1,057 |
| St Therese's School, Cranbourne | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 239 | 1,023 |
| Lyndhurst Secondary College, Cranbourne | Government | Secondary | 6.8 km | 832 | 941 |
Sources
More for Dandenong South
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dandenong South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20709/dandenong-south/topic/education