58.5% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Noble Park North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Noble Park North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Thirty-six schools within 3km make Noble Park North one of the most school-dense areas in its category. While many residents hold strong qualifications, the area's overall schooling levels remain well below the Victorian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.5% of people finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is still 3.3 percentage points below the Victorian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Noble Park North, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 9 or below is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 20.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is higher than most similar areas, but remains well below the Australian average by 5.6 percentage points.
20.7% ▲ +71.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Noble Park North splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.7% and society and culture at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a few but very large schools, with an average size of 654 students. Most of these are government schools (72.2%) and the majority are primary schools.
2.39
Lower than 66% 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).
654
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Noble Park North
36 schools — 23,542 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 9 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 9 · Combined 5
| Silverton Primary School, Noble Park North | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 406 | 1,023 |
| Harrisfield Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 240 | 1,017 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 244 | 1,045 |
| Carwatha College P-12, Noble Park | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 681 | 976 |
| Nazareth College, Noble Park North | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 972 | 1,050 |
| Lyndale Secondary College, Dandenong North | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 850 | 935 |
| Lyndale Greens Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 446 | 974 |
| Yarraman Oaks Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 214 | 965 |
| Noble Park Secondary College, Noble Park | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 592 | 902 |
| Mulgrave Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 426 | 1,079 |
| Noble Park English Language School, Noble Park | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 847 | 880 |
| Rosewood Downs Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 258 | 1,023 |
| Emerson School, Dandenong | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 371 | 953 |
| Noble Park Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 292 | 943 |
| Wellington Secondary College, Mulgrave | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,643 | 1,006 |
| Wooranna Park Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 263 | 953 |
| St Gerard's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| St Anthony's School, Noble Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 292 | 1,020 |
| Heatherhill Primary School, Springvale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 209 | 966 |
| Albany Rise Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 207 | 1,017 |
| Springvale Rise Primary School, Springvale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 451 | 929 |
| Springvale Park Special Developmental School, Springvale | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 200 | 961 |
| Keysborough Secondary College, Springvale South | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 2,194 | 941 |
| Dandenong West Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 311 | 931 |
| Killester College, Springvale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 993 | 1,020 |
| St John Vianney's School, Mulgrave | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 417 | 1,049 |
| St Joseph's School, Springvale | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 527 | 1,008 |
| Wallarano Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 606 | 962 |
| Dandenong High School, Dandenong | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,378 | 891 |
| Dandenong North Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 798 | 955 |
| St Justin's School, Wheelers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 325 | 1,093 |
| Minaret College, Springvale | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 2,929 | 998 |
| Waverley Meadows Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 94 | 1,071 |
| Brandon Park Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 561 | 1,127 |
| Mazenod College, Mulgrave | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,469 | 1,089 |
| Wheelers Hill Secondary College, Wheelers Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 711 | 1,037 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Noble Park North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21953/noble-park-north/topic/education