50.8% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eumemmerring · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eumemmerring
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About half of adults in Eumemmerring have completed Year 12. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure. The community's educational profile shows a strong lean towards trade certificates and practical qualifications over university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While 50.8% of residents finished Year 12, this is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. Another 21.1% of adults left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eumemmerring, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 9 or below is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with only 16% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common high-level qualification at 26.2%.
16.0% ▲ +150.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Eumemmerring splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.8%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Eumemmerring has more schools within 3km than about 88% of similar areas, with 18 options available. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size is larger than in most other areas.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
446
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
964
Lower 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 Eumemmerring
18 schools — 8,024 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Doveton College, Doveton | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 892 | 894 |
| Holy Family School, Doveton | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 109 | 975 |
| Hallam Primary School, Hallam | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 417 | 939 |
| Hallam Secondary College, Hallam | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 716 | 923 |
| St John's Regional College, Dandenong | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 616 | 1,001 |
| James Cook Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 169 | 956 |
| Southern Cross Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 210 | 1,010 |
| Endeavour Hills Specialist School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 293 | 985 |
| St Mary's School, Dandenong | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 154 | 993 |
| St Paul Apostle South School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 273 | 1,057 |
| Dandenong Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 479 | 935 |
| Dandenong South Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 607 | 907 |
| Chalcot Lodge Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 257 | 1,012 |
| Thomas Mitchell Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 629 | 1,050 |
| St Paul Apostle North School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 237 | 1,056 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 432 | 930 |
| Gleneagles Secondary College, Endeavour Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,267 | 967 |
| Mossgiel Park Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 267 | 994 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eumemmerring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20889/eumemmerring/topic/education