64.4% ▲ +125.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rockbank · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rockbank
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Rockbank have finished high school than in most similar areas, with 64.4% completing Year 12. This creates a well-educated local profile where high school completion sits well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 64.4% of people finished Year 12, which is a little above the Victorian average and much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rockbank, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is well qualified, with 26.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is about the same as the Australian figure, though it sits well below the state average.
26.1% ▲ +548.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Rockbank splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (30%) and Certificate III / IV (26%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 17.7%, followed by engineering and related studies at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rockbank has six schools within 3km, all of which are government run. These schools are much larger than those in most similar areas, though there are far fewer schools per child overall.
1.73
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
634
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rockbank
6 schools — 3,805 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 6
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Rockbank Primary School, Rockbank | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 615 | 1,027 |
| Aintree Primary School, Aintree | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 1,323 | 1,058 |
| Yarrabing Secondary College, Aintree | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 398 | 1,018 |
| Dharra School, Aintree | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 111 | 1,029 |
| Thornhill Park Primary School, Thornhill Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 768 | 1,019 |
| Deanside Primary School, Deanside | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 590 | 1,044 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rockbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22186/rockbank/topic/education