53.7% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rocklyn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rocklyn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification levels than most similar areas define Rocklyn, where over a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While university degrees are common, the area has a lower proportion of people who finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 53.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rocklyn, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 27.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national average. Diplomas are also common, held by 29.4% of the community.
27.3% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Rocklyn splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (38%) and Bachelor degree (35%), with Certificate III / IV at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 17.6%, followed by management and commerce at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, though it is among the smallest of its kind with an average size of just 21 students.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
21
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
951
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rocklyn
1 school — 21 students, average ICSEA 951.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Newlyn Primary School, Newlyn | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 21 | 951 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rocklyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22188/rocklyn/topic/education