68.8% ▲ +40.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.1%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Officer · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Officer
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 69% of residents in Officer have completed Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This high level of schooling is reflected in the local workforce, where many adults hold university degrees or professional certificates. It is an area with highly qualified residents and schools that perform much better than most elsewhere.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 68.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and 10 points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Officer, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 28.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 27% and bachelor degrees at 26.5%.
28.1% ▲ +76.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Officer splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (30%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by engineering at 12.5% and society and culture at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,041, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 30 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other places.
1.94
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
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).
848
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,041
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Officer
30 schools — 25,447 students, average ICSEA 1,041.
By sector: Government 23 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| St Brigid's School, Officer | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 375 | 1,082 |
| Officer Primary School, Officer | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 141 | 1,010 |
| Orchard Park Primary School, Officer | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 359 | 1,023 |
| Kurmile Primary School, Officer | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 107 | 1,008 |
| Officer Specialist School, Officer | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 355 | 999 |
| Kurrun Primary School, Officer | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 321 | 1,054 |
| Officer Secondary College, Officer | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 998 | 1,012 |
| St Clare's Primary School, Officer | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 584 | 1,040 |
| Bridgewood Primary School, Officer | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 570 | 1,054 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Beaconsfield | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 2,797 | 1,043 |
| Beaconsfield Primary School, Beaconsfield | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 603 | 1,046 |
| Pakenham Lakeside Primary School, Pakenham | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 704 | 1,007 |
| Kuyim Primary School, Pakenham | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 115 | 1,019 |
| Berwick Secondary College, Berwick | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,626 | 1,027 |
| Lakeside College, Pakenham | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 647 | 1,034 |
| Edenbrook Secondary College, Pakenham | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 614 | 1,002 |
| Berwick Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 884 | 1,087 |
| Grayling Primary School, Clyde North | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 695 | 1,042 |
| Pakenham Consolidated School, Pakenham | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 594 | 965 |
| Beaconhills College, Pakenham | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 2,965 | 1,035 |
| Brentwood Park Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 1,017 | 1,091 |
| Kambrya College, Berwick | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 2,369 | 1,045 |
| John Henry Primary School, Pakenham | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 981 | 1,020 |
| Hillcrest Christian College, Clyde North | Independent | Combined | 5.7 km | 2,231 | 1,106 |
| Berwick Chase Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 700 | 1,042 |
| Beaconsfield Upper Primary School, Beaconsfield Upper | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 317 | 1,039 |
| Pakenham Secondary College, Pakenham | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 1,030 | 962 |
| Wulerrp Secondary College, Clyde North | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 233 | 1,053 |
| Turrun Primary School, Clyde North | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 203 | 1,058 |
| Clyde Grammar, Clyde North | Independent | Primary | 6.9 km | 312 | 1,088 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Officer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22006/officer/topic/education