56.7% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mooroolbark · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mooroolbark
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 8 percentage points separates Mooroolbark from the Victorian average for university degrees. While university and postgraduate qualifications are less common here than across the state, many residents hold trade certificates and diplomas. This is a qualified area where 56.7% of people finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents have finished their schooling, with 56.7% completing Year 12. This is much higher than in most similar areas, though it remains a little below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mooroolbark, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.4% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the 29.2% seen across Victoria, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 34.4%.
21.4% ▲ +55.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 Mooroolbark, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 17.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.4%. Society and culture, health, and education also make up a significant share of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mooroolbark has a high school advantage score of 1,046 and 36 schools within 3km, which is among the largest numbers for this level. Most schools are government-run (63.9%) and the majority are primary schools.
2.19
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 89% 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).
519
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mooroolbark
36 schools — 18,668 students, average ICSEA 1,046.
By sector: Government 23 · Independent 9 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 8 · Combined 5
| Bimbadeen Heights Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 541 | 1,039 |
| St Peter Julian Eymard, Mooroolbark | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 583 | 1,036 |
| Mooroolbark East Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 569 | 1,013 |
| Mooroolbark College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 934 | 982 |
| Yarra Hills Secondary College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 530 | 972 |
| Billanook College, Mooroolbark | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 889 | 1,104 |
| Rolling Hills Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 409 | 1,046 |
| Pembroke Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 91 | 923 |
| Mooroolbark Grammar, Mooroolbark | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 39 | 997 |
| Manchester Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 158 | 955 |
| Edinburgh College, Lilydale | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 590 | 1,083 |
| Kilsyth Primary School, Kilsyth | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 114 | 948 |
| Oxley Christian College, Chirnside Park | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 838 | 1,119 |
| Lilydale High School, Lilydale | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,424 | 1,013 |
| Victoria Road Primary School, Lilydale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 231 | 1,025 |
| St Richard's Primary School, Kilsyth | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 166 | 1,058 |
| Cire Community School, Lilydale | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 524 | 987 |
| Ruskin Park Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 488 | 1,034 |
| Village School, Croydon North | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 68 | 1,089 |
| Gladesville Primary School, Kilsyth | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 76 | 968 |
| Montrose Primary School, Montrose | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 566 | 1,050 |
| Chirnside Park Primary School, Chirnside Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 411 | 1,040 |
| Birmingham Primary School, Mount Evelyn | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 666 | 1,040 |
| St Patrick's School, Lilydale | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 250 | 1,052 |
| Lilydale Primary School, Lilydale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 221 | 1,014 |
| Lilydale Heights College, Lilydale | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 860 | 1,000 |
| Croydon Community School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 143 | 983 |
| Mount Evelyn Christian School, Mount Evelyn | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 693 | 1,059 |
| Croydon Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 225 | 955 |
| Mount Lilydale Mercy College, Lilydale | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,550 | 1,045 |
| Luther College, Croydon Hills | Independent | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,219 | 1,127 |
| Croydon Hills Primary School, Croydon Hills | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 737 | 1,095 |
| Dorset Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 525 | 1,034 |
| Yarra Road Primary School, Croydon North | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 244 | 1,060 |
| Billanook Primary School, Montrose | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 438 | 1,048 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School, Croydon Hills | Independent | Primary | 5.1 km | 658 | 1,147 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mooroolbark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21755/mooroolbark/topic/education