65.5% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Morang · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Morang
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in South Morang have finished high school than in most similar areas. While 65.5% of people completed Year 12, the area still has a lower share of university degrees than the state and national figures. It is a well-qualified community with a strong focus on practical and professional training.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is common here, with 65.5% of residents finishing their final year. This is well above the 61.8% seen in Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Morang, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the state average. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 27.5% and bachelor degrees at 27.1%.
24.2% ▲ +57.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →South Morang splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 20%, followed by engineering at 15% and society and culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
South Morang has 34 schools within 3km, among the most of any similar area, though there are only 0.77 schools for every 1,000 children. Most schools are government run (67.6%) and primary schools make up 64.7% of the total.
0.77
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 89% 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).
699
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving South Morang
34 schools — 23,762 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 22 · Combined 8 · Secondary 4
| The Lakes South Morang College, South Morang | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 688 | 1,004 |
| Marymede Catholic College, South Morang | Catholic | Combined | 1.0 km | 2,467 | 1,069 |
| Plenty River College, South Morang | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 62 | 1,013 |
| Morang South Primary School, South Morang | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 375 | 1,027 |
| Meadowglen Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 384 | 966 |
| Mernda Park Primary School, Mernda | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 369 | 1,057 |
| Mill Park Secondary College, Mill Park | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 976 | 1,023 |
| Mill Park Heights Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 563 | 1,015 |
| Plenty Parklands Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 737 | 1,064 |
| Mernda Central P-12 College, Mernda | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,746 | 1,009 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Mill Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 1,260 | 1,073 |
| Al Siraat College, Epping | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,554 | 1,067 |
| Findon Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 278 | 1,008 |
| Mernda Hills Christian College, Mernda | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 359 | 1,119 |
| Yarrambat Primary School, Yarrambat | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 634 | 1,052 |
| Mill Park Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 529 | 1,065 |
| Epping Secondary College, Epping | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 975 | 956 |
| Wirrigirri Primary School, Wollert | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 111 | 1,062 |
| Ashley Park Primary School, Doreen | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 497 | 1,037 |
| St Joseph's School, Mernda | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 497 | 1,094 |
| Mernda Primary School, Mernda | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 844 | 1,035 |
| Glowrey Catholic Primary School, Wollert | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 559 | 1,071 |
| Epping Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 319 | 977 |
| Epping Views Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 684 | 1,029 |
| St Paul the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Doreen | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 454 | 1,080 |
| Wollert Primary School, Wollert | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 601 | 1,012 |
| Plenty Valley Christian College, Doreen | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 911 | 1,113 |
| Hazel Glen College, Doreen | Government | Combined | 5.6 km | 2,141 | 1,023 |
| Wollert Secondary College, Wollert | Government | Secondary | 5.8 km | 389 | 1,005 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 226 | 1,085 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 6.1 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Catholic Parish Primary School, Epping | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 595 | 1,060 |
| Doreen Primary School, Doreen | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 167 | 1,064 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Morang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22311/south-morang/topic/education