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Education & Qualifications in Serpentine

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A higher proportion of adults hold university degrees here than in most similar areas, despite Serpentine having a lower school completion rate. Only 38.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This creates a local profile where many people left school early, while a smaller group is highly qualified.

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📍 Serpentine, Suburb / Locality

Where Serpentine sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.8% ▲ +39.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Serpentine — higher than 61% of areas.

Serpentine17.8%
3517, VIC 8.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 38.9% of people completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average of 58.8%. About 21% of the population had Year 10 as their highest school year.

Completed Year 12

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38.9% ▲ +19.8%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Serpentine, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (20%).

Year 12 38.9% Year 10 21.0% Year 11 17.3% Year 9 or below 9.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.8% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Australian figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 38.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.8% ▲ +39.0%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Serpentine, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).

Certificate III / IV 38.8% Bachelor degree 18.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.6% Postgraduate degree 6.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 16.5%, followed by health at 12.6% and agriculture and environment at 10.7%.

Field of qualification

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No single group dominates in Serpentine — Engineering & related leads at 22%, ahead of Health (17%) and Agriculture & environment (14%).

Engineering & related 16.5% Health 12.6% Agriculture & environment 10.7% Management & commerce 9.7% Society & culture 7.8% Education 6.8% Food, hospitality & personal services 5.8% Architecture & building 4.9%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar locations.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Serpentine — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Serpentine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22261/serpentine/topic/education