36.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Flynn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Flynn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Flynn have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 36.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average. This creates a profile where trade qualifications are much more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 36.7% of residents finishing their final year. About 23.8% of people stopped at Year 10, and 11.6% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Flynn, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 11% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the state average of 29.2%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41% of the population.
11.0% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Flynn, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering at 26% and management and commerce at 19%. Health, architecture, and agriculture also make up a fair share of study areas.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school in the area, which is smaller than most schools in similar areas. This school has an average advantage score of 962, which is lower than most other locations.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
99
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
962
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Flynn
1 school — 99 students, average ICSEA 962.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Rosedale Primary School, Rosedale | Government | Primary | 9.6 km | 99 | 962 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Flynn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20933/flynn/topic/education