48.9% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Doveton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Doveton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Doveton have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 48.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure. This creates a local landscape where trade certificates and practical qualifications are more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%. About 21.2% of residents finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Doveton, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 9 or below is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 26.9% of adults. Only 13.9% have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
13.9% ▲ +88.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
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 Doveton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 14.4%, followed closely by engineering and related subjects at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Doveton has 27 schools within 3km, among the largest number for its level, but only 1.06 schools per 1,000 children. Most are government primary schools, with an average size of 498 students.
1.06
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 88% 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).
498
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Doveton
27 schools — 13,437 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Doveton College, Doveton | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 892 | 894 |
| Endeavour Hills Specialist School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 293 | 985 |
| James Cook Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 169 | 956 |
| Holy Family School, Doveton | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 109 | 975 |
| St John's Regional College, Dandenong | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 616 | 1,001 |
| St Paul Apostle South School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 273 | 1,057 |
| Chalcot Lodge Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 257 | 1,012 |
| Dandenong Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 479 | 935 |
| St Mary's School, Dandenong | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 154 | 993 |
| Southern Cross Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 210 | 1,010 |
| Dandenong North Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 798 | 955 |
| Hallam Primary School, Hallam | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 417 | 939 |
| St Paul Apostle North School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 237 | 1,056 |
| Hallam Secondary College, Hallam | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 716 | 923 |
| Dandenong High School, Dandenong | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,378 | 891 |
| Mossgiel Park Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 267 | 994 |
| Thomas Mitchell Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 629 | 1,050 |
| Dandenong South Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 607 | 907 |
| Gleneagles Secondary College, Endeavour Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,267 | 967 |
| Emerson School, Dandenong | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 371 | 953 |
| Wooranna Park Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 263 | 953 |
| St Gerard's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| Dandenong West Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 311 | 931 |
| Maranatha Christian School, Endeavour Hills | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,045 | 1,101 |
| Lyndale Greens Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 446 | 974 |
| Lyndale Secondary College, Dandenong North | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 850 | 935 |
| Rosewood Downs Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 258 | 1,023 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Doveton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20783/doveton/topic/education