46.7% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dean · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dean
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of residents in Dean have completed Year 12, though this is far below the national figure. While university degrees are more common here than in many similar areas, the overall level of formal schooling is lower than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 14.1% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dean, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (20%) and Year 10 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.8% of residents.
18.4% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Dean splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (37%) and Bachelor degree (34%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Health is the most common field of study at 23.1%, followed by Agriculture and environment at 19.2%. Natural and physical sciences and society and culture both account for 9.6% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3 km, though they are among the smallest for this level with an average size of 19 students. Half of these schools are government-run and half are Catholic.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
19
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dean
2 schools — 38 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| St Mary's School, Clarkes Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 17 | 1,002 |
| Newlyn Primary School, Newlyn | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 21 | 951 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20722/dean/topic/education