56.2% ▲ +52.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stony Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stony Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Stony Creek. While many residents have a strong education, the 19.8% with a bachelor degree or higher is still well below the Victorian figure of 29.2%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.2% of people finished Year 12, which is more than in most similar areas, though this remains a little below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stony Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 11 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 32.9% of adults hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification level. This helps explain why the share of people with bachelor degrees is well below the 26.3% national average.
19.8% ▲ +81.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 Stony Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common here at 20%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is smaller than most similar schools but carries an advantage score that is higher than most areas.
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).
145
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stony Creek
1 school — 145 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Meeniyan Primary School, Meeniyan | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 145 | 1,009 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stony Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22364/stony-creek/topic/education