76.1% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 71.5%
- 2021: 76.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lyndhurst · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lyndhurst
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees shape daily life in Lyndhurst. About 76% of residents have finished Year 12, a figure far above the national average. This focus on education is mirrored in the workforce, where more than a third of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 76.1% of people completing Year 12. This is 14 points above the Victorian average and 17 points higher than the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lyndhurst, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common here, with 34.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 29.2% seen across Victoria and 26.3% across Australia.
34.7% ▲ +39.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 34.7%
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 Lyndhurst, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Certificate III / IV (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22%, followed by engineering at 15.5% and health at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 19 schools within 3 km, though the area has some of the lowest numbers of schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size is much larger than in most areas.
0.40
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
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).
597
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lyndhurst
19 schools — 11,334 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 3
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Lynbrook | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 315 | 1,042 |
| Lynbrook Primary School, Lynbrook | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 777 | 1,011 |
| Lyndhurst Primary School, Lyndhurst | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 868 | 999 |
| St Therese's School, Cranbourne | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 239 | 1,023 |
| Quarters Primary School, Cranbourne West | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 466 | 1,003 |
| Lyndhurst Secondary College, Cranbourne | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 832 | 941 |
| Hampton Park Secondary College, Hampton Park | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,234 | 905 |
| Carrum Downs Secondary College, Carrum Downs | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 928 | 969 |
| River Gum Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 501 | 910 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 432 | 930 |
| St Kevin's School, Hampton Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 479 | 1,040 |
| Coral Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 393 | 923 |
| Rangebank Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 347 | 942 |
| Strathaird Primary School, Narre Warren South | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 761 | 975 |
| Banyan Fields Primary School, Carrum Downs | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 517 | 987 |
| Courtenay Gardens Primary School, Cranbourne North | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 750 | 998 |
| Cranbourne West Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 594 | 946 |
| Cranbourne Carlisle Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 588 | 963 |
| Cranbourne Park Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 313 | 949 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lyndhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21555/lyndhurst/topic/education