44.8% ▲ +13.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Drouin East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Drouin East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Drouin East, where 38.1% of adults hold one. This area has a much lower rate of higher education than the state average, with only 17.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the population has finished Year 12, at 44.8%. This is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Drouin East, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most of the country, with the bachelor degree rate sitting well below the national figure.
17.1% ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 Drouin East, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area often work in trade or technical fields, with architecture and building as the most common field of study at 17.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Drouin East has more schools within 3km than 79% of similar areas, with an average school size of 772 students which is among the highest for its level.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
772
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Drouin East
7 schools — 5,403 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Catholic 3 · Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Chairo Christian School, Drouin | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,691 | 1,055 |
| St Ita's School, Drouin | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 458 | 1,011 |
| Drouin Primary School, Drouin | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 504 | 972 |
| Drouin West Primary School, Drouin West | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 239 | 999 |
| Drouin Secondary College, Drouin | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,113 | 975 |
| St Joseph's School, Warragul | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 335 | 1,051 |
| Marist-Sion College, Warragul | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,063 | 1,025 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Drouin East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20791/drouin-east/topic/education