53.1% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Merton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Merton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 15.8% of adults in Merton hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. While more people here finished Year 12 than in many similar areas, the overall level of formal qualifications remains well below the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.1% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Victorian average of 61.8%. Other common highest school levels include Year 10 for 14.1% and Year 11 for 12.4% of people.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Merton, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher are far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV for 32.0% of people and diplomas for 26.2%.
15.8% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 Merton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (32%) and Bachelor degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 18.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.1%. Health and Society and culture each account for 9.8% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Merton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21670/merton/topic/education