53.6% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pakenham Upper · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pakenham Upper
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Pakenham Upper have finished high school and earned degrees than in most similar areas. However, the area still sits well below the state and national figures for these achievements. Only 53.6% of people completed Year 12, which is over 5 points lower than the Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is higher here than in most similar areas, yet it remains well below Victoria's 61.8%. About 16.5% of residents finished Year 11, while 16.3% reached Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pakenham Upper, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 11 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 20% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35% of people.
20.0% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 Upper, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 19.9%, followed by management and commerce at 14.3% and health at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Three primary schools are located within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. All schools in the area are government-run and have an average size of 393 students.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
393
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% 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 Upper
3 schools — 1,180 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Pakenham Hills Primary School, Pakenham | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 499 | 978 |
| Pakenham Primary School, Pakenham | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 420 | 999 |
| Gembrook Primary School, Gembrook | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 261 | 1,030 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pakenham Upper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22029/pakenham-upper/topic/education