63.0% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Selby · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Selby
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 63% of residents in Selby have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This is a highly qualified community where adults are more likely to hold university degrees than people in most other similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, with 63% of people finishing Year 12. This is a little above the Victorian average and well above the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Selby, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is well-qualified, as 31.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits well above the national average.
31.1% ▲ +49.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Selby splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (30%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common, at 15.6%, followed by management and commerce at 13.8% and engineering at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. Local schools have an advantage score of 1,076, which is much higher than most other areas.
3.16
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
319
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,076
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Selby
14 schools — 4,469 students, average ICSEA 1,076.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Selby Primary School, Selby | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 165 | 1,109 |
| Menzies Creek Primary School, Menzies Creek | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 67 | 1,057 |
| Mater Christi College, Belgrave | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 688 | 1,093 |
| Belgrave South Primary School, Belgrave South | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 375 | 1,065 |
| St Thomas More's School, Belgrave | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 101 | 1,089 |
| Belgrave Heights Christian School, Belgrave Heights | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 776 | 1,078 |
| Tecoma Primary School, Tecoma | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 361 | 1,080 |
| The Patch Primary School, The Patch | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 286 | 1,086 |
| Kallista Primary School, Kallista | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 91 | 1,118 |
| Upwey High School, Upwey | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 744 | 1,048 |
| Upwey Primary School, Upwey | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 129 | 1,114 |
| Upwey South Primary School, Upwey | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 321 | 1,078 |
| Dandenong Ranges Steiner School, Emerald | Independent | Primary | 4.8 km | 151 | 1,080 |
| Monbulk Primary School, Monbulk | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 214 | 1,032 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Selby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22258/selby/topic/education