61.9% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Harkaway · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Harkaway
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national figure, 61.9% of people in Harkaway have finished Year 12. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong proportion of university degrees, making it an area where residents are more qualified than those in most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, sitting at 61.9%. This is about the same as the Victorian average and well above the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Harkaway, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 27.4% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little above the national average but a little below the state level.
27.4% ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Harkaway splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 17.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Harkaway has a high average school advantage score of 1,051 and larger schools than most areas. There are 20 schools within 3km, with over half being government primary schools.
4.61
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
487
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Harkaway
20 schools — 9,738 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 6 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Harkaway Primary School, Harkaway | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 106 | 1,026 |
| Narre Warren North Primary School, Narre Warren North | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 337 | 1,053 |
| Oatlands Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 1,003 | 1,043 |
| Timbarra P-9 College, Berwick | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 594 | 1,019 |
| Lysterfield Lake College, Narre Warren North | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 130 | 1,139 |
| Harkaway Hills College, Narre Warren North | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 321 | 1,149 |
| Mary MacKillop School, Narre Warren North | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 294 | 1,058 |
| Sidrah Gardens School, Narre Warren North | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 102 | 1,104 |
| Berwick Secondary College, Berwick | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,626 | 1,027 |
| Dandenong Ranges Steiner School, Emerald | Independent | Primary | 4.6 km | 151 | 1,080 |
| St Michael's School, Berwick | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 441 | 1,084 |
| St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar, Berwick | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 980 | 1,155 |
| Maramba Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 248 | 995 |
| Berwick Lodge Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 489 | 1,037 |
| Beaconsfield Upper Primary School, Beaconsfield Upper | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 317 | 1,039 |
| Don Bosco School, Narre Warren | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 207 | 1,047 |
| Nossal High School, Berwick | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 825 | 1,155 |
| Dandenong Valley Special Developmental School, Narre Warren | Government | Combined | 5.6 km | 201 | 990 |
| Fountain Gate Secondary College, Narre Warren | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 1,211 | 938 |
| Foundation Learning Centre - Foundation College, Narre Warren | Independent | Secondary | 5.9 km | 155 | 968 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Harkaway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21139/harkaway/topic/education