54.0% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pakenham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pakenham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common attainment in Pakenham, held by 34.2% of adults. While qualification levels are higher than in most similar areas, they remain well below the state and national figures. This creates a local profile where trade and vocational skills are more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the Victorian rate of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pakenham, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.9% of the population. While this is higher than in similar areas, it is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
17.9% ▲ +79.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 Pakenham, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 16.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Pakenham has 20 schools within 3km, which is more than 89% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school size of 656 is much higher than in most other areas.
0.92
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
656
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,014
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pakenham
20 schools — 13,110 students, average ICSEA 1,014.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| St Patrick's School, Pakenham | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 318 | 982 |
| Pakenham Hills Primary School, Pakenham | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 499 | 978 |
| Pakenham Secondary College, Pakenham | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,030 | 962 |
| Beaconhills College, Pakenham | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 2,965 | 1,035 |
| Pakenham Consolidated School, Pakenham | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 594 | 965 |
| Pakenham Primary School, Pakenham | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 420 | 999 |
| Pakenham Springs Primary School, Pakenham | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 687 | 995 |
| Lakeside College, Pakenham | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 647 | 1,034 |
| John Henry Primary School, Pakenham | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 981 | 1,020 |
| Kuyim Primary School, Pakenham | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 115 | 1,019 |
| Edenbrook Secondary College, Pakenham | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 614 | 1,002 |
| Pakenham Lakeside Primary School, Pakenham | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 704 | 1,007 |
| St Clare's Primary School, Officer | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 584 | 1,040 |
| Bridgewood Primary School, Officer | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 570 | 1,054 |
| Officer Secondary College, Officer | Government | Secondary | 6.7 km | 998 | 1,012 |
| Officer Specialist School, Officer | Government | Combined | 6.8 km | 355 | 999 |
| Officer Primary School, Officer | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 141 | 1,010 |
| Kurrun Primary School, Officer | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 321 | 1,054 |
| St Brigid's School, Officer | Catholic | Primary | 7.4 km | 375 | 1,082 |
| Nar Nar Goon Primary School, Nar Nar Goon | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 192 | 983 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pakenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22027/pakenham/topic/education