39.7% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Scarsdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Scarsdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Similar levels of university degrees to its peers define Scarsdale, though school completion rates are much lower than the state and national figures. Only 39.7% of residents finished Year 12, creating a notable gap compared to the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the national figure, with only 39.7% of people finishing Year 12. This is 19 points lower than the Australian average and 22 points below Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Scarsdale, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 13.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the state's 29.2%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.9% of residents.
13.9% ▲ +72.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
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 Scarsdale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Engineering and related fields at 15.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Two government primary schools operate within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, with a typical size of 174 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
174
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Scarsdale
2 schools — 347 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Woady Yaloak Primary School, Smythesdale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 326 | 993 |
| Linton Primary School, Linton | Government | Primary | 10.1 km | 21 | 1,001 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Scarsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22241/scarsdale/topic/education