50.5% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Somerville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Somerville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Somerville have finished high school or earned a degree compared to the state average. Just 50.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of lower formal schooling extends into higher education, where bachelor degrees are much less common than across Victoria.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Somerville, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below both the state and national figures. The most common qualification in the area is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39% of people.
15.7% ▲ +56.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 Somerville, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 16%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Somerville has 11 schools within 3km, which is more than 83% of similar areas. The schools here are much larger and have much higher advantage scores than most other areas.
1.82
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
549
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,053
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Somerville
11 schools — 6,038 students, average ICSEA 1,053.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Somerville Primary School, Somerville | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 400 | 1,013 |
| St Brendan's School, Somerville | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 270 | 1,043 |
| Somerville Secondary College, Somerville | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 582 | 983 |
| Somerville Rise Primary School, Somerville | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 156 | 975 |
| Tyabb Railway Station Primary School, Tyabb | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 142 | 994 |
| Pearcedale Primary School, Pearcedale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 679 | 1,015 |
| Baxter Primary School, Baxter | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 216 | 1,001 |
| Flinders Christian Community College, Tyabb | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,698 | 1,083 |
| Tyabb Primary School, Tyabb | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 425 | 1,027 |
| Woodleigh School, Langwarrin South | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 897 | 1,116 |
| Bayside Christian College, Langwarrin South | Independent | Combined | 6.9 km | 573 | 1,086 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Somerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22305/somerville/topic/education