45.4% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pearcedale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pearcedale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Pearcedale, held by 44.3% of the population. This is an area where fewer people have finished high school or earned university degrees compared to both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pearcedale, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 13.1% of adults, a figure far below the 29.2% state and 26.3% national averages.
13.1% ▲ +57.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Pearcedale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related studies at 18.2%, followed by management and commerce at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most, with an average size of 614 students and a higher than average advantage score. While there are 10 schools within 3km, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.42
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
614
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,028
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pearcedale
10 schools — 6,138 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Pearcedale Primary School, Pearcedale | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 679 | 1,015 |
| Baxter Primary School, Baxter | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 216 | 1,001 |
| Cranbourne South Primary School, Cranbourne South | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 376 | 1,010 |
| Woodleigh School, Langwarrin South | Independent | Combined | 6.0 km | 897 | 1,116 |
| Langwarrin Primary School, Langwarrin | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 663 | 1,022 |
| Elisabeth Murdoch College, Langwarrin | Government | Secondary | 6.2 km | 1,572 | 1,010 |
| Langwarrin Park Primary School, Langwarrin | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 585 | 1,016 |
| Somerville Primary School, Somerville | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 400 | 1,013 |
| Devon Meadows Primary School, Devon Meadows | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 305 | 986 |
| Botanic Ridge Primary School, Botanic Ridge | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 445 | 1,027 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pearcedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22050/pearcedale/topic/education