63.5% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Plenty · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Plenty
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong school completion rate sets Plenty apart, with 63.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8% and higher than most similar areas. While high school achievement is common here, the proportion of adults with a university degree is lower than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than six in ten people in Plenty finished Year 12, which is a little above the Victorian rate of 61.8%. Only 7.5% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Plenty, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 23.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than in most similar areas, though this remains well below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
23.5% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Plenty splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 22.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Plenty has 29 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level. These schools are typically larger than those in most other similar areas and have a much higher average advantage score.
29
Higher than 88% 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).
633
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,066
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Plenty
29 schools — 18,347 students, average ICSEA 1,066.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 226 | 1,085 |
| Morang South Primary School, South Morang | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 375 | 1,027 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| Greenhills Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 499 | 1,103 |
| North-Eastern Montessori School, St Helena | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 106 | 1,143 |
| Plenty Parklands Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 737 | 1,064 |
| Marymede Catholic College, South Morang | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 2,467 | 1,069 |
| Plenty River College, South Morang | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 62 | 1,013 |
| Yarrambat Primary School, Yarrambat | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 634 | 1,052 |
| St Helena Secondary College, Eltham North | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,414 | 1,065 |
| Diamond Creek Primary School, Diamond Creek | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 235 | 1,065 |
| Glen Katherine Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 554 | 1,088 |
| Mill Park Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 529 | 1,065 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Eltham North | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 393 | 1,137 |
| Sacred Heart School, Diamond Creek | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 182 | 1,080 |
| Mill Park Secondary College, Mill Park | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 976 | 1,023 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Mill Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 1,260 | 1,073 |
| Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 541 | 1,080 |
| Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 203 | 1,090 |
| Parade College, Bundoora | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,968 | 1,077 |
| Diamond Creek East Primary School, Diamond Creek | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 466 | 1,066 |
| Loyola College, Watsonia | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 63 | 1,027 |
| Diamond Valley College, Diamond Creek | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 818 | 1,020 |
| Concord School, Bundoora | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Findon Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 278 | 1,008 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Plenty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22084/plenty/topic/education