67.6% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lynbrook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lynbrook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Lynbrook have finished high school than in most similar areas, with 67.6% completing Year 12. This high rate of school completion helps support a workforce where one in four adults holds a university degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above both the state and national figures, with 67.6% of residents finishing their secondary schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lynbrook, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 9 or below is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than in most similar areas, though this remains a little below the Australian average.
25.1% ▲ +55.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 25.1%
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 Lynbrook, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 21.6%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lynbrook has a high number of schools within 3km, though the average school size is much larger than in most similar areas.
0.95
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
688
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
957
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lynbrook
18 schools — 12,384 students, average ICSEA 957.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Lynbrook | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 315 | 1,042 |
| Lynbrook Primary School, Lynbrook | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 777 | 1,011 |
| Lyndhurst Primary School, Lyndhurst | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 868 | 999 |
| St Kevin's School, Hampton Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 479 | 1,040 |
| Coral Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 393 | 923 |
| Lyndhurst Secondary College, Cranbourne | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 832 | 941 |
| Hampton Park Secondary College, Hampton Park | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,234 | 905 |
| St Therese's School, Cranbourne | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 239 | 1,023 |
| River Gum Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 501 | 910 |
| Strathaird Primary School, Narre Warren South | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 761 | 975 |
| Narre Warren South P-12 College, Narre Warren South | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 2,404 | 918 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 432 | 930 |
| Kilberry Valley Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 404 | 954 |
| Courtenay Gardens Primary School, Cranbourne North | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 750 | 998 |
| Rangebank Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 347 | 942 |
| Quarters Primary School, Cranbourne West | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 466 | 1,003 |
| Cranbourne Carlisle Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 588 | 963 |
| Cranbourne West Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 594 | 946 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lynbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21554/lynbrook/topic/education