74.4% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 73.8%
- 2021: 74.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sherbrooke · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sherbrooke
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost 42% of adults in Sherbrooke hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where school completion rates are among the highest for similar places. The local population shows a strong trend toward higher learning and advanced qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 74.4% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above both the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sherbrooke, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified of its kind, as 41.8% of adults have a university degree. This is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia, with postgraduate degrees making up 19% of the total.
41.8% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 41.8%
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 Sherbrooke, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 31%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Postgraduate degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are society and culture at 18.5%, followed by management and commerce at 16.8% and education at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Sherbrooke has a high number of schools per child and an average school advantage score that is much higher than most areas. Most local schools are government-run primary schools.
20.83
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
262
Lower than 56% 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 Sherbrooke
17 schools — 4,448 students, average ICSEA 1,076.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Kallista Primary School, Kallista | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 91 | 1,118 |
| St Thomas More's School, Belgrave | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 101 | 1,089 |
| Ferny Creek Primary School, Ferny Creek | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 127 | 1,111 |
| Tecoma Primary School, Tecoma | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 361 | 1,080 |
| Mater Christi College, Belgrave | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 688 | 1,093 |
| Selby Primary School, Selby | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 165 | 1,109 |
| Upwey High School, Upwey | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 744 | 1,048 |
| Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 95 | 982 |
| Upwey Primary School, Upwey | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 129 | 1,114 |
| The Patch Primary School, The Patch | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 286 | 1,086 |
| Sassafras Primary School, Sassafras | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 29 | 1,055 |
| Belgrave Heights Christian School, Belgrave Heights | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 776 | 1,078 |
| Upwey South Primary School, Upwey | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 321 | 1,078 |
| Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School, Upper Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 80 | 1,038 |
| Olinda Primary School, Olinda | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 13 | 964 |
| Menzies Creek Primary School, Menzies Creek | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 67 | 1,057 |
| Belgrave South Primary School, Belgrave South | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 375 | 1,065 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sherbrooke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22278/sherbrooke/topic/education