64.7% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Diamond Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Diamond Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school in Diamond Creek than in most similar areas. This creates a well-educated local environment where 64.7% of residents completed Year 12, a figure well above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is a little above the Victorian figure at 64.7%, which is much higher than most similar areas. Around 14.2% of residents stopped after Year 11, while 5.9% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Diamond Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 27.3% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 30.1%.
27.3% ▲ +41.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Diamond Creek splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 17.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.8%. Society and culture, health, and education each account for around 11% to 12% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher average advantage score than most areas. While there are 22 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most similar areas.
1.65
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
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).
477
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,091
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Diamond Creek
22 schools — 10,487 students, average ICSEA 1,091.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Diamond Creek Primary School, Diamond Creek | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 235 | 1,065 |
| Sacred Heart School, Diamond Creek | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 182 | 1,080 |
| Diamond Creek East Primary School, Diamond Creek | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 466 | 1,066 |
| Diamond Valley College, Diamond Creek | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 818 | 1,020 |
| Wattle Glen Primary School, Wattle Glen | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 147 | 1,055 |
| Yarrambat Primary School, Yarrambat | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 634 | 1,052 |
| North-Eastern Montessori School, St Helena | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 106 | 1,143 |
| St Helena Secondary College, Eltham North | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,414 | 1,065 |
| Glen Katherine Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 554 | 1,088 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 226 | 1,085 |
| Eltham North Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 475 | 1,127 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Eltham North | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 393 | 1,137 |
| Greenhills Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 499 | 1,103 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| Hurstbridge Primary School, Hurstbridge | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 141 | 1,055 |
| Plenty Valley Christian College, Doreen | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 911 | 1,113 |
| Research Primary School, Research | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 219 | 1,092 |
| Eltham East Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 652 | 1,143 |
| Eltham College, Research | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 639 | 1,139 |
| Catholic Ladies' College Ltd, Eltham | Catholic | Secondary | 5.7 km | 901 | 1,119 |
| Sherbourne Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 64 | 1,086 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Diamond Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20752/diamond-creek/topic/education