52.5% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Langwarrin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Langwarrin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Langwarrin have a university degree compared to the state and national figures. While over half the population finished Year 12, the area has a much lower rate of higher education than most other parts of Victoria.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Langwarrin, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 16.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.8% of residents.
16.4% ▲ +58.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Langwarrin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce, as well as engineering, which both sit at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Langwarrin has 30 schools within 3km, including some of the largest schools in the region. While the average school advantage score is higher than most areas, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
1.07
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
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).
528
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Langwarrin
30 schools — 15,844 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| St Jude's School, Langwarrin | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 309 | 1,052 |
| Langwarrin Park Primary School, Langwarrin | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 585 | 1,016 |
| Elisabeth Murdoch College, Langwarrin | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,572 | 1,010 |
| Langwarrin Primary School, Langwarrin | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 663 | 1,022 |
| Woodlands Primary School, Langwarrin | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 861 | 1,051 |
| Frankston Special Developmental School, Frankston | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 124 | 969 |
| Karingal Heights Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 93 | 950 |
| Naranga School, Frankston | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 159 | 945 |
| Ballam Park Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 156 | 963 |
| McClelland Secondary College, Frankston | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,089 | 981 |
| Kingsley Park Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 382 | 1,027 |
| Bayside Christian College, Langwarrin South | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 573 | 1,086 |
| Skye Primary School, Skye | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 515 | 995 |
| Karingal Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 239 | 985 |
| St John's School, Frankston East | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 270 | 1,053 |
| Frankston Heights Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 458 | 1,043 |
| Cranbourne South Primary School, Cranbourne South | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 376 | 1,010 |
| Frankston East Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 160 | 943 |
| Mahogany Rise Primary School, Frankston North | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 148 | 909 |
| Woodleigh School, Langwarrin South | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 897 | 1,116 |
| St Augustine's School, Frankston South | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 318 | 1,053 |
| Mount Erin Secondary College, Frankston South | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 490 | 985 |
| Aldercourt Primary School, Frankston North | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 225 | 918 |
| Monterey Secondary College, Frankston North | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 462 | 927 |
| Baxter Primary School, Baxter | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 216 | 1,001 |
| Rowellyn Park Primary School, Carrum Downs | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 781 | 1,003 |
| St Joachim's School, Carrum Downs | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 328 | 1,052 |
| Barton Primary School, Cranbourne West | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 1,092 | 1,020 |
| Pearcedale Primary School, Pearcedale | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 679 | 1,015 |
| Cranbourne West Secondary College, Cranbourne West | Government | Secondary | 7.0 km | 1,624 | 985 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Langwarrin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21467/langwarrin/topic/education