56.1% ▲ +40.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maddingley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Maddingley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of qualified adults in Maddingley hold a Certificate III or IV, making it the most common qualification in the area. While the community has more degrees than many similar places, it still sits well below the state and national figures for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.1% of residents have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian average. This result is also a little below the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maddingley, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 20.4% of the population. This is a higher rate than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
20.4% ▲ +77.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 Maddingley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 16.4%, followed by society and culture at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Maddingley has six schools within 3 km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. These schools are typically very large, and the average school advantage score is much higher than most areas.
1.55
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
1,163
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,061
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maddingley
6 schools — 6,978 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Bacchus Marsh Grammar - Maddingley Campus, Bacchus Marsh | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 3,826 | 1,115 |
| Bacchus Marsh College, Bacchus Marsh | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 987 | 966 |
| St Bernard's School, Bacchus Marsh | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 328 | 1,035 |
| Bacchus Marsh Primary School, Bacchus Marsh | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 776 | 1,008 |
| Pentland Primary School, Bacchus Marsh | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 556 | 1,009 |
| Darley Primary School, Darley | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 505 | 988 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maddingley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21569/maddingley/topic/education