61.3% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Noble Park · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Noble Park have completed Year 12 and hold degrees than in most similar areas. While 61.3% of residents finished high school, the area still trails the state and national figures for bachelor degrees.
Highest year of school completed.
About 61.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas and slightly above the national figure. Around 16.6% of the population left school in Year 9 or below.
61.3% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Noble Park, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 9 or below is next at 18%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 21.8%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
21.8% ▲ +56.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Noble Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common qualifications at 20.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.9%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Noble Park has 49 schools within 3km, among the largest number for any area at this level. These schools are generally larger and have higher advantage scores than most similar areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children.
1.33
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Higher than 92% 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).
658
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,014
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
49 schools — 32,256 students, average ICSEA 1,014.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 11 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 33 · Secondary 9 · Combined 7
| Noble Park English Language School, Noble Park | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 847 | 880 |
| Noble Park Secondary College, Noble Park | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 592 | 902 |
| Noble Park Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 292 | 943 |
| St Anthony's School, Noble Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 292 | 1,020 |
| Harrisfield Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 240 | 1,017 |
| Yarraman Oaks Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 214 | 965 |
| Keysborough Secondary College, Springvale South | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 2,194 | 941 |
| Wallarano Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 606 | 962 |
| Heatherhill Primary School, Springvale | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 209 | 966 |
| Silverton Primary School, Noble Park North | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 406 | 1,023 |
| Killester College, Springvale | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 993 | 1,020 |
| Athol Road Primary School, Springvale South | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 402 | 947 |
| Lyndale Greens Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 446 | 974 |
| St Gerard's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| Hoa Nghiem Primary School, Springvale South | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 70 | 1,017 |
| Dandenong West Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 311 | 931 |
| Emerson School, Dandenong | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 371 | 953 |
| Lyndale Secondary College, Dandenong North | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 850 | 935 |
| Springvale Park Special Developmental School, Springvale | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 200 | 961 |
| Carwatha College P-12, Noble Park | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 681 | 976 |
| St Joseph's School, Springvale | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 527 | 1,008 |
| Keysborough Primary School, Springvale South | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 382 | 964 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 244 | 1,045 |
| Chandler Park Primary School, Keysborough | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 419 | 974 |
| Resurrection School, Keysborough | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 415 | 1,065 |
| Dandenong High School, Dandenong | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,378 | 891 |
| Nazareth College, Noble Park North | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 972 | 1,050 |
| Springvale Rise Primary School, Springvale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 451 | 929 |
| Spring Parks Primary School, Springvale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 263 | 978 |
| Wooranna Park Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 263 | 953 |
| Dandenong North Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 798 | 955 |
| Wellington Secondary College, Mulgrave | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,643 | 1,006 |
| Minaret College, Springvale | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 2,929 | 998 |
| Rosewood Downs Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 258 | 1,023 |
| St John Vianney's School, Mulgrave | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 417 | 1,049 |
| Mulgrave Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 426 | 1,079 |
| Fitra Community School, Clayton South | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 68 | 1,099 |
| Albany Rise Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 207 | 1,017 |
| Haileybury College - Keysborough Boys, Keysborough | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 4,880 | 1,191 |
| Dingley Primary School, Dingley Village | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 375 | 1,063 |
| Dandenong Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 479 | 935 |
| Westall Primary School, Clayton South | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 309 | 1,017 |
| Westall Secondary College, Clayton South | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 710 | 966 |
| St Mary's School, Dandenong | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 154 | 993 |
| Dandenong South Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 607 | 907 |
| St Mark's School, Dingley Village | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 421 | 1,083 |
| Lighthouse Christian College, Keysborough | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 827 | 1,082 |
| St John's Regional College, Dandenong | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 616 | 1,001 |
| Keysborough Gardens Primary School, Keysborough | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 477 | 1,065 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Noble Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21952/noble-park/topic/education