48.3% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gembrook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gembrook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Gembrook compared to state and national figures, though higher education levels are more common than in most similar areas. While 48.3% of residents completed Year 12, nearly one in five adults holds a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. About 17.4% of people finished Year 10, while 9.6% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gembrook, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.2% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas but well below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.6% of adults.
18.2% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
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 Gembrook, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Gembrook are most common in Engineering and related fields at 15.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.5% and Society and culture at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are smaller than most and there are fewer per child, though there are three schools within 3km. Two-thirds of these schools are government-run primary schools, and they have an advantage score higher than most areas.
1.93
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
215
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,022
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gembrook
3 schools — 645 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Gembrook Primary School, Gembrook | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 261 | 1,030 |
| Fernbrook School, The Basin | Independent | Combined | 10.7 km | 78 | 1,049 |
| Cockatoo Primary School, Cockatoo | Government | Primary | 12.5 km | 306 | 1,009 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gembrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20979/gembrook/topic/education