71.7% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 69.6%
- 2021: 71.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Derrimut · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Derrimut
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High school completion rates define the learning landscape in Derrimut, where 71.7% of residents finished Year 12. This is far above the national figure and among the highest rates for similar areas. It creates a well-educated community with a strong foundation in secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A large majority of people here completed Year 12, which is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Only 9.7% of residents finished at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Derrimut, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 9 or below is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 26.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average. Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 34.1%.
26.8% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 26.8%
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 Derrimut, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in management and commerce at 23.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Derrimut has 21 schools within 3km, which is more than 90% of similar areas. However, with only 0.82 schools per 1,000 children, it is among the lowest for that measure.
0.82
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
398
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,005
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Derrimut
21 schools — 8,355 students, average ICSEA 1,005.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Derrimut Primary School, Derrimut | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 574 | 998 |
| St Lawrence Catholic Primary School, Derrimut | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 454 | 1,043 |
| Ardeer South Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 139 | 979 |
| Marian College, Sunshine West | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 856 | 999 |
| Ardeer Primary School, Ardeer | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 139 | 986 |
| St Paul's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 515 | 1,015 |
| Mother of God School, Ardeer | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 107 | 995 |
| Glengala Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 141 | 921 |
| Sunshine College, Sunshine West | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,217 | 952 |
| Deer Park West Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 389 | 989 |
| Sunshine Heights Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 360 | 1,029 |
| St Peter Chanel School, Deer Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 506 | 1,012 |
| St Peter's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 190 | 999 |
| Sunshine Special Developmental School, Sunshine | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 193 | 976 |
| St Theresa's School, Albion | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Albion Primary School, Albion | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 189 | 1,031 |
| Sunshine Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 198 | 1,014 |
| Cairnlea Park Primary School, Cairnlea | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 776 | 1,023 |
| Deer Park North Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 307 | 942 |
| Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School, Sunshine | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 317 | 1,070 |
| Garrang Wilam Primary School, Truganina | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 559 | 1,061 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Derrimut [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20743/derrimut/topic/education