68.7% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 68.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Olinda · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Olinda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 69% of people in Olinda have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of schooling is matched by a strong academic profile, with residents far more likely to hold university degrees than those in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, sitting at 68.7% compared to 61.8% for Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Olinda, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 34.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
34.7% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Olinda, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in society and culture (13.4%) and management and commerce (12.7%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 12 schools within 3km, more than 84% of similar areas. These are mostly small government primary schools, with an average size of 180 students.
3.21
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
180
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,056
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Olinda
12 schools — 2,156 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Olinda Primary School, Olinda | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 13 | 964 |
| Sassafras Primary School, Sassafras | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 29 | 1,055 |
| Mount Dandenong Primary School, Mount Dandenong | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 152 | 1,078 |
| Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 95 | 982 |
| St Paul's School, Monbulk | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 115 | 1,046 |
| Kallista Primary School, Kallista | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 91 | 1,118 |
| Monbulk Primary School, Monbulk | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 214 | 1,032 |
| Billanook Primary School, Montrose | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 438 | 1,048 |
| The Patch Primary School, The Patch | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 286 | 1,086 |
| Ferny Creek Primary School, Ferny Creek | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 127 | 1,111 |
| Silvan Primary School, Silvan | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 13 | 1,016 |
| Monbulk College, Monbulk | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 583 | 1,044 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Olinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22009/olinda/topic/education