56.4% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Delahey · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Delahey
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Delahey have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, though this remains well below the Victorian average. While a good number of residents hold vocational certificates, university degrees are far less common here than across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas, but still a little below the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Delahey, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 9 or below is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common here than across the state, with only 15.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.6% of residents.
15.6% ▲ +43.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Delahey splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (37%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Delahey has a few very large schools, with an average size of 680 students. While there are 37 schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per child than in most similar areas.
1.54
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
37
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).
680
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Delahey
37 schools — 25,177 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 11 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 10 · Combined 3
| Mackellar Primary School, Delahey | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 300 | 993 |
| Copperfield College, Delahey | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,846 | 962 |
| Monmia Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 180 | 985 |
| Gilson College, Taylors Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,102 | 1,073 |
| Taylors Hill Primary School, Taylors Hill | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 575 | 1,027 |
| Taylors Lakes Primary School, Taylors Lakes | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 678 | 1,029 |
| Taylors Lakes Secondary College, Taylors Lakes | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,280 | 1,007 |
| Kings Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 367 | 966 |
| Stevensville Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 185 | 930 |
| Resurrection School, Kings Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 453 | 957 |
| Movelle Primary School, Kings Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 124 | 969 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Sydenham | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 476 | 1,067 |
| Catholic Regional College Sydenham, Sydenham | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 974 | 1,028 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School, Keilor Downs | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 502 | 1,059 |
| Sydenham - Hillside Primary School, Sydenham | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 993 | 1,012 |
| St Albans North Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 164 | 950 |
| Victoria University Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,350 | 967 |
| Keilor Views Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 396 | 1,019 |
| St Albans Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 256 | 955 |
| Sacred Heart School, St Albans | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 282 | 953 |
| Kororoit Creek Primary School, Burnside Heights | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 1,156 | 1,082 |
| Albanvale Primary School, Albanvale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 313 | 950 |
| Catholic Regional College St Albans, St Albans | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 582 | 932 |
| Keilor Downs Secondary College, Keilor Downs | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,223 | 1,004 |
| Catholic Regional College North Keilor, Keilor Lodge | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 642 | 1,045 |
| Southern Cross Grammar, Caroline Springs | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 904 | 1,136 |
| Catholic Regional College Caroline Springs, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,079 | 1,045 |
| Lakeview Senior College, Caroline Springs | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,049 | 1,004 |
| Parkwood Green Primary School, Hillside | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 495 | 1,014 |
| Burnside Primary School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 442 | 1,039 |
| St George Preca School, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 728 | 1,047 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Keilor | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 255 | 1,077 |
| St Albans Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,715 | 962 |
| St Paul's Kealba Catholic School, Kealba | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 257 | 1,025 |
| St Albans East Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 354 | 951 |
| Creekside K-9 College, Caroline Springs | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,287 | 1,018 |
| St Albans Heights Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 213 | 950 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Delahey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20731/delahey/topic/education