64.3% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Doreen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Doreen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 64.3% of people in Doreen have finished Year 12, which is a much higher rate than most similar areas. This high level of school completion helps explain why the area is better qualified than the national average. The community is well-educated, with a strong presence of university and trade degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is 64.3%, which is well above the Australian figure of 58.8%. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the state average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Doreen, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.6% of the population. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
23.6% ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Doreen, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Doreen has an average school advantage score of 1,045, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 14 schools within 3 km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for this type of area.
0.82
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
696
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Doreen
14 schools — 9,750 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 4
| Doreen Primary School, Doreen | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 167 | 1,064 |
| Plenty Valley Christian College, Doreen | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 911 | 1,113 |
| Hazel Glen College, Doreen | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 2,141 | 1,023 |
| Laurimar Primary School, Doreen | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 968 | 1,027 |
| Ashley Park Primary School, Doreen | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 497 | 1,037 |
| St Paul the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Doreen | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 454 | 1,080 |
| Mernda Primary School, Mernda | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 844 | 1,035 |
| Mernda Park Primary School, Mernda | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 369 | 1,057 |
| St Joseph's School, Mernda | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 497 | 1,094 |
| Yarrambat Primary School, Yarrambat | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 634 | 1,052 |
| Mernda Central P-12 College, Mernda | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 1,746 | 1,009 |
| Arthurs Creek Primary School, Arthurs Creek | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 22 | 930 |
| Mernda Hills Christian College, Mernda | Independent | Combined | 6.2 km | 359 | 1,119 |
| Hurstbridge Primary School, Hurstbridge | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 141 | 1,055 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Doreen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20779/doreen/topic/education