96.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moorabbin Airport · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moorabbin Airport
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 70% of adults at Moorabbin Airport hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is reflected in the fact that almost every resident has completed Year 12. It is a highly skilled population with strong ties to professional fields.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 96.2% of people completing Year 12. This is 37 percentage points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moorabbin Airport, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical resident is very likely to have a university degree, with 69.2% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Victorian figure of 29.2%.
69.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Moorabbin Airport, Bachelor degree is the majority at 82%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The qualifications held by residents are heavily concentrated in a single area, with 76.9% of degrees being in engineering and related fields.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 25 schools within 3 km, which is among the highest number of schools for an area of this size. These schools are typically large, with an average size of 607 students.
25
Higher than 87% 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).
607
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,101
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moorabbin Airport
25 schools — 15,166 students, average ICSEA 1,101.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 7 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Parkdale Secondary College, Mordialloc | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,418 | 1,067 |
| Parktone Primary School, Parkdale | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 411 | 1,101 |
| Mentone Park Primary School, Mentone | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 186 | 1,099 |
| St John Vianney's School, Parkdale | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 164 | 1,099 |
| Parkdale Primary School, Parkdale | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 631 | 1,133 |
| Kingswood Primary School, Dingley Village | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 567 | 1,079 |
| Kingston Heath Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 184 | 1,075 |
| Christway College, Clarinda | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 864 | 1,111 |
| St Patrick's School, Mentone | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 460 | 1,116 |
| Mentone Primary School, Mentone | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 299 | 1,112 |
| St Mark's School, Dingley Village | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 421 | 1,083 |
| Mentone Grammar School, Mentone | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 2,008 | 1,144 |
| Dingley Primary School, Dingley Village | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 375 | 1,063 |
| Kilbreda College, Mentone | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 928 | 1,082 |
| Cheltenham East Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 392 | 1,122 |
| St Bede's College, Mentone | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,882 | 1,097 |
| Mordialloc Beach Primary School, Mordialloc | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 249 | 1,095 |
| Mentone Girls' Grammar School, Mentone | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 560 | 1,174 |
| Le Page Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 215 | 1,080 |
| St Brigid's School, Mordialloc | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 169 | 1,091 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School, Cheltenham | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 257 | 1,107 |
| Cheltenham Secondary College, Cheltenham | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 759 | 1,054 |
| Mentone Girls Secondary College, Mentone | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,102 | 1,102 |
| Cheltenham Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 402 | 1,116 |
| Spring Parks Primary School, Springvale | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 263 | 978 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moorabbin Airport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21747/moorabbin-airport/topic/education