47.0% ▲ +36.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Launching Place · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Launching Place
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Launching Place sits around the middle of similar areas for education, though many residents lack formal higher qualifications. Only 14.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with 47.0% completing Year 12. This is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Launching Place, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Vocational training is common, as 41.3% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV. However, the 14.4% with a university degree is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%.
14.4% ▲ +52.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 Launching Place, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification include Engineering and related subjects at 17.1%, followed by Society and Culture at 13.0% and Health at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9 schools within 3 km, which is more than 81% of similar areas. These schools are typically smaller than average, with most being government primary schools.
2.05
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
217
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Launching Place
9 schools — 1,953 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Launching Place Primary School, Launching Place | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 137 | 969 |
| Don Valley Primary School, Don Valley | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 39 | 1,015 |
| Yarra Junction Primary School, Yarra Junction | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 220 | 985 |
| St Joseph's School, Yarra Junction | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 87 | 1,002 |
| Woori Yallock Primary School, Woori Yallock | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 429 | 986 |
| Upper Yarra Secondary College, Yarra Junction | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 736 | 975 |
| Little Yarra Steiner School, Yarra Junction | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 278 | 1,067 |
| Hoddles Creek Primary School, Hoddles Creek | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 4 | — |
| Gladysdale Primary School, Gladysdale | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 23 | 971 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Launching Place [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21473/launching-place/topic/education