55.4% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mandurang South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mandurang South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of adults in Mandurang South hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. While many residents have high-level degrees, the area has a lower rate of Year 12 completion than most other places. This creates a unique mix of highly qualified professionals and those who left school earlier.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 55.4% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is well below both the Victorian and Australian averages. Year 12 is the most common highest year of school completed, followed by Year 10 at 16.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mandurang South, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is much more qualified than most similar places, with 35.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
35.7% ▲ +34.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mandurang South splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, led by Engineering and related studies at 20.9% and Health at 18.9%. Education and Society and Culture also make up a significant share of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary government school within 3km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. The school is smaller than most, with an average size of 221 students.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
221
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mandurang South
1 school — 221 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Big Hill Primary School, Big Hill | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 221 | 980 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mandurang South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21591/mandurang-south/topic/education