59.5% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Narre Warren North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Narre Warren North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Narre Warren North finished high school in 2021 than in previous censuses. This is a well-educated area where nearly 60% of residents completed Year 12, and about one in five adults holds a university degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average, though it sits a little below the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Narre Warren North, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 21.3%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below both the Victorian and Australian figures.
21.3% ▲ +52.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Narre Warren North splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Common qualifications in the area are focused on practical and professional fields, with Management and Commerce leading at 19.8%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 18.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 28 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for its level. Most students attend government schools (64.3%) and primary schools (64.3%), with the usual school size being larger than most areas at 445 students.
3.55
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
Higher than 88% 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).
445
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Narre Warren North
28 schools — 12,473 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 6 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 6 · Secondary 4
| Narre Warren North Primary School, Narre Warren North | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 337 | 1,053 |
| Lysterfield Lake College, Narre Warren North | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 130 | 1,139 |
| Harkaway Hills College, Narre Warren North | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 321 | 1,149 |
| Sidrah Gardens School, Narre Warren North | Independent | Primary | 1.3 km | 102 | 1,104 |
| Mary MacKillop School, Narre Warren North | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 294 | 1,058 |
| Oatlands Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 1,003 | 1,043 |
| Maramba Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 248 | 995 |
| Harkaway Primary School, Harkaway | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 106 | 1,026 |
| Fountain Gate Secondary College, Narre Warren | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,211 | 938 |
| Dandenong Valley Special Developmental School, Narre Warren | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 201 | 990 |
| Fountain Gate Primary School, Narre Warren | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 545 | 936 |
| Timbarra P-9 College, Berwick | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 594 | 1,019 |
| Maranatha Christian School, Endeavour Hills | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,045 | 1,101 |
| Gleneagles Secondary College, Endeavour Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,267 | 967 |
| Thomas Mitchell Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 629 | 1,050 |
| Don Bosco School, Narre Warren | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 207 | 1,047 |
| Southern Cross Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 210 | 1,010 |
| Mossgiel Park Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 267 | 994 |
| Foundation Learning Centre - Foundation College, Narre Warren | Independent | Secondary | 4.9 km | 155 | 968 |
| Hallam Secondary College, Hallam | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 716 | 923 |
| St Paul Apostle North School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 237 | 1,056 |
| St Paul Apostle South School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 273 | 1,057 |
| Berwick Lodge Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 489 | 1,037 |
| Hallam Primary School, Hallam | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 417 | 939 |
| James Cook Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 169 | 956 |
| Chalcot Lodge Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 257 | 1,012 |
| Doveton College, Doveton | Government | Combined | 6.6 km | 892 | 894 |
| Dandenong Ranges Steiner School, Emerald | Independent | Primary | 6.7 km | 151 | 1,080 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Narre Warren North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21895/narre-warren-north/topic/education