62.3% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Taylors Lakes · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Taylors Lakes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates have become more common in Taylors Lakes over the last decade. Most of the adult population now holds a qualification, with 62.3% of residents finishing Year 12, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 62.3% of people here finished Year 12, a result that is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Taylors Lakes, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 22.0% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 30.0% and Certificate III or IV at 26.2%.
22.0% ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Taylors Lakes splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with degrees in this area most often studied management and commerce (22.0%) or engineering and related fields (18.2%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Taylors Lakes has 28 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for an area of this size. These schools are typically much larger than those in similar areas, with 57.1% being government run.
0.94
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
Higher than 88% 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).
629
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,022
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Taylors Lakes
28 schools — 17,615 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 10 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Taylors Lakes Secondary College, Taylors Lakes | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,280 | 1,007 |
| Taylors Lakes Primary School, Taylors Lakes | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 678 | 1,029 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Sydenham | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 476 | 1,067 |
| Catholic Regional College Sydenham, Sydenham | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 974 | 1,028 |
| Catholic Regional College North Keilor, Keilor Lodge | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 642 | 1,045 |
| Monmia Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 180 | 985 |
| Sydenham - Hillside Primary School, Sydenham | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 993 | 1,012 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School, Keilor Downs | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 502 | 1,059 |
| Mackellar Primary School, Delahey | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 300 | 993 |
| Copperfield College, Delahey | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,846 | 962 |
| Keilor Views Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 396 | 1,019 |
| Keilor Downs Secondary College, Keilor Downs | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,223 | 1,004 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Keilor | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 255 | 1,077 |
| Overnewton Anglican Community College - Yirramboi Campus, Keilor | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 2,146 | 1,118 |
| Taylors Hill Primary School, Taylors Hill | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 575 | 1,027 |
| Cana Catholic Primary School, Hillside | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 508 | 1,039 |
| Gilson College, Taylors Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,102 | 1,073 |
| Parkwood Green Primary School, Hillside | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 495 | 1,014 |
| St Albans North Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 164 | 950 |
| Stevensville Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 185 | 930 |
| Kings Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 367 | 966 |
| Resurrection School, Kings Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 453 | 957 |
| Sacred Heart School, St Albans | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 282 | 953 |
| Movelle Primary School, Kings Park | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 124 | 969 |
| St Albans Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 256 | 955 |
| Keilor Primary School, Keilor | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 374 | 1,044 |
| Catholic Regional College St Albans, St Albans | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 582 | 932 |
| St Paul's Kealba Catholic School, Kealba | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 257 | 1,025 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Taylors Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22474/taylors-lakes/topic/education