54.1% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Springfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Springfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school or university in Springfield compared to the state and national figures. While 54.1% of residents completed Year 12, this is well below the Victorian average of 61.8%. The area still manages to rank higher than most similar small localities for both school completion and degree attainment.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over half of residents, or 54.1%, finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Springfield, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 11 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 22.1% of adults, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas but well below the Victorian average of 29.2%. Trade qualifications are common, with 25.5% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
22.1% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Springfield splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Professional qualifications in Springfield are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Management & Commerce both accounting for 14.2% of degrees, followed by Education at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. This school is around the middle for its size and advantage score.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
323
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Springfield
1 school — 323 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Romsey Primary School, Romsey | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 323 | 986 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22325/springfield/topic/education