59.4% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.7%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Patterson Lakes · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Patterson Lakes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than one in five people in Patterson Lakes hold a qualification in management and commerce, the most common field of study here. While many residents have completed Year 12, the area has a lower proportion of university degrees than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.4% of people finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though it sits a little below the Victorian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Patterson Lakes, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the rest of Australia, with 22.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification, held by 30.7% of residents.
22.8% ▲ +51.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 Patterson Lakes, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce (21.5%) and engineering (16.4%) being the most frequent.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas, though there are few schools per child. Most of the 14 schools within 3km are government-run primary schools.
0.81
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
437
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,062
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Patterson Lakes
14 schools — 6,123 students, average ICSEA 1,062.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Patterson Lakes Primary School, Patterson Lakes | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 521 | 1,061 |
| Bonbeach Primary School, Bonbeach | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 367 | 1,077 |
| Patterson River Secondary College, Seaford | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,268 | 1,015 |
| Carrum Primary School, Carrum | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 369 | 1,075 |
| Cornish College, Bangholme | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 664 | 1,132 |
| Chelsea Primary School, Chelsea | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 360 | 1,075 |
| Chelsea Heights Primary School, Chelsea Heights | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 415 | 1,059 |
| St Joseph's School, Chelsea | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 317 | 1,084 |
| Seaford North Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 444 | 1,070 |
| Seaford Park Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 169 | 1,005 |
| Seaford Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 230 | 1,030 |
| Edithvale Primary School, Edithvale | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 525 | 1,100 |
| St Anne's School, Seaford | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 186 | 1,070 |
| Belvedere Park Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 288 | 1,004 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Patterson Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22047/patterson-lakes/topic/education