56.2% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.2%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Deer Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Deer Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 70% of local schools are government-run in Deer Park, where residents generally hold fewer university degrees than the state average. While many people have finished high school, the area sees far fewer adults with a bachelor's degree compared to Victoria and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.2% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Victorian figure. Around 17.4% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Deer Park, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 9 or below is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 19% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the state average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are common, held by 23.8% of the population.
19.0% ▲ +46.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Deer Park splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.8%. Society and culture qualifications make up 11.4% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Deer Park has 43 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level, though schools per child are among the lowest. The average school is much larger than most, with 553 students.
0.81
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 91% 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).
553
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Deer Park
43 schools — 23,774 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 12 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| St Peter Chanel School, Deer Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 506 | 1,012 |
| Deer Park West Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 389 | 989 |
| Deer Park North Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 307 | 942 |
| Cairnlea Park Primary School, Cairnlea | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 776 | 1,023 |
| Albanvale Primary School, Albanvale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 313 | 950 |
| Derrimut Primary School, Derrimut | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 574 | 998 |
| Mother of God School, Ardeer | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 107 | 995 |
| Ardeer Primary School, Ardeer | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 139 | 986 |
| University Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 229 | 999 |
| St Lawrence Catholic Primary School, Derrimut | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 454 | 1,043 |
| Victoria University Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,350 | 967 |
| Burnside Primary School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 442 | 1,039 |
| Movelle Primary School, Kings Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 124 | 969 |
| Ardeer South Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 139 | 979 |
| Resurrection School, Kings Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 453 | 957 |
| Holy Eucharist School, St Albans | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 548 | 972 |
| Stevensville Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 185 | 930 |
| Marian College, Sunshine West | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 856 | 999 |
| St Albans Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 256 | 955 |
| St Paul's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 515 | 1,015 |
| Jackson School, St Albans | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 322 | 969 |
| St Albans Heights Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 213 | 950 |
| St Albans Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,715 | 962 |
| Catholic Regional College St Albans, St Albans | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 582 | 932 |
| Kings Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 367 | 966 |
| Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 494 | 1,062 |
| Sacred Heart School, St Albans | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 282 | 953 |
| Kororoit Creek Primary School, Burnside Heights | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 1,156 | 1,082 |
| Brookside P-9 College, Caroline Springs | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,225 | 1,013 |
| Springside Primary School, Caroline Springs | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 976 | 1,019 |
| St Albans Meadows Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 425 | 984 |
| St Albans East Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 354 | 951 |
| Albion Primary School, Albion | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 189 | 1,031 |
| St Theresa's School, Albion | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Albion North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 184 | 967 |
| Sunshine College, Sunshine West | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,217 | 952 |
| St Albans North Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 164 | 950 |
| Sunshine Heights Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 360 | 1,029 |
| Gilson College, Taylors Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,102 | 1,073 |
| Creekside K-9 College, Caroline Springs | Government | Combined | 4.9 km | 1,287 | 1,018 |
| Lakeview Senior College, Caroline Springs | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,049 | 1,004 |
| Glengala Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 141 | 921 |
| Catholic Regional College Caroline Springs, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,079 | 1,045 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Deer Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20729/deer-park/topic/education