36.8% ▲ +43.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Frankston North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Frankston North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment has remained low in Frankston North, where only 36.8% of residents finished Year 12. This is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, reflecting a community where many adults leave school early. The area's training focus is heavily geared toward practical certificates and diplomas over university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.8% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Roughly 19.5% of residents stopped after Year 10, and another 18.6% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Frankston North, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 37.1% of residents.
9.2% ▲ +113.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Frankston North, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in society and culture at 13.9%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 13.5%. Management and commerce account for 10.7% of degrees and certificates.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Frankston North has 29 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for areas of this size. Most of these are government primary schools, with an average school size of 419 students, which is higher than most areas.
2.96
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
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).
419
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Frankston North
29 schools — 12,156 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Mahogany Rise Primary School, Frankston North | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 148 | 909 |
| Monterey Secondary College, Frankston North | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 462 | 927 |
| Aldercourt Primary School, Frankston North | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 225 | 918 |
| Karingal Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 239 | 985 |
| Karingal Heights Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 93 | 950 |
| Nepean School, Seaford | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 141 | 1,006 |
| Frankston Special Developmental School, Frankston | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 124 | 969 |
| John Paul College, Frankston | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,300 | 1,055 |
| McClelland Secondary College, Frankston | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,089 | 981 |
| Belvedere Park Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 288 | 1,004 |
| Naranga School, Frankston | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 159 | 945 |
| Ballam Park Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 156 | 963 |
| St John's School, Frankston East | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 270 | 1,053 |
| Kananook Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 190 | 1,014 |
| Seaford Park Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 169 | 1,005 |
| Frankston East Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 160 | 943 |
| St Anne's School, Seaford | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 186 | 1,070 |
| St Joachim's School, Carrum Downs | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 328 | 1,052 |
| Seaford Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 230 | 1,030 |
| Skye Primary School, Skye | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 515 | 995 |
| Rowellyn Park Primary School, Carrum Downs | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 781 | 1,003 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Frankston | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 155 | 1,042 |
| Frankston Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 241 | 1,015 |
| Woodlands Primary School, Langwarrin | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 861 | 1,051 |
| St Jude's School, Langwarrin | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 309 | 1,052 |
| Banyan Fields Primary School, Carrum Downs | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 517 | 987 |
| Elisabeth Murdoch College, Langwarrin | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,572 | 1,010 |
| Langwarrin Primary School, Langwarrin | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 663 | 1,022 |
| Langwarrin Park Primary School, Langwarrin | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 585 | 1,016 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Frankston North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20948/frankston-north/topic/education