63.6% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Endeavour Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Endeavour Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 5 percentage points separates Endeavour Hills from the national average in school completion. While 63.6% of residents here finished Year 12, the area sees fewer university degrees than the state and national figures. It is a place where a strong foundation of secondary schooling meets a diverse range of trade and professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Endeavour Hills finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, with 63.6% completing their schooling. This is a little above the Victorian figure and well above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Endeavour Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 9 or below is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 23.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below both the state and national figures. Certificates and diplomas are also common, with 24% holding a Certificate III or IV.
23.1% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Endeavour Hills splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 19.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 34 schools within 3km, one of the largest numbers for its level. Most of these are government schools (73.5%), and the typical school is much larger than those in most similar areas.
2.32
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 89% 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).
529
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Endeavour Hills
34 schools — 17,974 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 8 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| St Paul Apostle North School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 237 | 1,056 |
| Chalcot Lodge Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 257 | 1,012 |
| Mossgiel Park Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 267 | 994 |
| St Paul Apostle South School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 273 | 1,057 |
| James Cook Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 169 | 956 |
| Endeavour Hills Specialist School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 293 | 985 |
| Gleneagles Secondary College, Endeavour Hills | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,267 | 967 |
| Maranatha Christian School, Endeavour Hills | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,045 | 1,101 |
| Thomas Mitchell Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 629 | 1,050 |
| Southern Cross Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 210 | 1,010 |
| Doveton College, Doveton | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 892 | 894 |
| Holy Family School, Doveton | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 109 | 975 |
| St John's Regional College, Dandenong | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 616 | 1,001 |
| Hallam Secondary College, Hallam | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 716 | 923 |
| Wooranna Park Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 263 | 953 |
| Dandenong North Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 798 | 955 |
| Hallam Primary School, Hallam | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 417 | 939 |
| Dandenong Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 479 | 935 |
| St Mary's School, Dandenong | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 154 | 993 |
| Heany Park Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 314 | 1,090 |
| Emerson School, Dandenong | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 371 | 953 |
| Dandenong High School, Dandenong | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,378 | 891 |
| St Gerard's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| Lyndale Greens Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 446 | 974 |
| Lyndale Secondary College, Dandenong North | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 850 | 935 |
| Rosewood Downs Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 258 | 1,023 |
| St Simon's School, Rowville | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 366 | 1,087 |
| Rowville Secondary College, Rowville | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,887 | 1,028 |
| Rowville Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 439 | 1,060 |
| Fountain Gate Secondary College, Narre Warren | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 1,211 | 938 |
| Dandenong Valley Special Developmental School, Narre Warren | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 201 | 990 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 244 | 1,045 |
| Fountain Gate Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 545 | 936 |
| Maramba Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 248 | 995 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Endeavour Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20871/endeavour-hills/topic/education