66.9% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rowville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rowville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Rowville. About 66.9% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This creates a highly qualified local population across a variety of professional fields.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is common here, with 66.9% of people reaching this milestone. This is well above both the Victorian rate of 61.8% and the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rowville, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 28.6% of adults, which is much higher than in most areas. This sits a little above the Australian average and is about the same as the state figure.
28.6% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
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 Rowville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (24%), followed by engineering and related fields at 16.5%. Society and culture, health, and education also make up significant shares of local study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rowville has 46 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. These schools are typically larger and have a much higher advantage score than most.
1.07
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Higher than 91% 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).
410
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,041
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rowville
46 schools — 18,859 students, average ICSEA 1,041.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 11 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| St Simon's School, Rowville | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 366 | 1,087 |
| Rowville Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 439 | 1,060 |
| Rowville Secondary College, Rowville | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,887 | 1,028 |
| Heany Park Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 314 | 1,090 |
| Park Ridge Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 527 | 1,067 |
| Karoo Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 422 | 1,086 |
| Lysterfield Primary School, Lysterfield | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 482 | 1,064 |
| Rosewood Downs Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 258 | 1,023 |
| Carrington Primary School, Knoxfield | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 64 | 974 |
| Scoresby Primary School, Scoresby | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 136 | 1,013 |
| Mulgrave Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 426 | 1,079 |
| Scoresby Secondary College, Scoresby | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 244 | 1,003 |
| St Jude the Apostle School, Scoresby | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 271 | 1,083 |
| Wooranna Park Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 263 | 953 |
| Nazareth College, Noble Park North | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 972 | 1,050 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 244 | 1,045 |
| St Justin's School, Wheelers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 325 | 1,093 |
| Knox Park Primary School, Knoxfield | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 312 | 1,061 |
| Lyndale Secondary College, Dandenong North | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 850 | 935 |
| Chalcot Lodge Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 257 | 1,012 |
| Mountain Gate Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 432 | 1,072 |
| St Paul Apostle North School, Endeavour Hills | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 237 | 1,056 |
| Knox Gardens Primary School, Wantirna South | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 458 | 1,112 |
| Kent Park Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 197 | 1,012 |
| Carwatha College P-12, Noble Park | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 681 | 976 |
| Jells Park Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 536 | 1,128 |
| Silverton Primary School, Noble Park North | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 406 | 1,023 |
| Mossgiel Park Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 267 | 994 |
| Waverley Meadows Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 94 | 1,071 |
| St Mary's College for the Deaf - Wantirna South Campus, Wantirna South | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 75 | 1,028 |
| Holy Trinity School, Wantirna South | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 210 | 1,083 |
| Lyndale Greens Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 446 | 974 |
| Wheelers Hill Secondary College, Wheelers Hill | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 711 | 1,037 |
| Emerson School, Dandenong | Government | Combined | 5.7 km | 371 | 953 |
| Heritage College Knox, Ferntree Gully | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 183 | 1,059 |
| Maranatha Christian School, Endeavour Hills | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 1,045 | 1,101 |
| St Joseph's College, Ferntree Gully | Catholic | Secondary | 6.0 km | 991 | 1,052 |
| St Gerard's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| Dandenong North Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 798 | 955 |
| Albany Rise Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 207 | 1,017 |
| St John the Baptist School, Ferntree Gully | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 221 | 1,075 |
| Brandon Park Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 561 | 1,127 |
| Eastern Ranges School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Combined | 6.3 km | 200 | 1,031 |
| Wattle View Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 247 | 1,006 |
| The Avenue School, Ferntree Gully | Independent | Secondary | 6.4 km | 21 | 999 |
| Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School, Upper Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 80 | 1,038 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rowville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22207/rowville/topic/education