2
Higher than 62% 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).
Meda · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Meda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A small number of schools serve the sprawling area of Meda, where students face some of the lowest advantage scores in the region. With only two schools available within a 3km radius, local education is split evenly between government and Catholic providers.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 76%, ahead of Year 11 (0%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Meda, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Certificate III / IV at 56%, ahead of Postgraduate degree (0%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Meda, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Meda has two schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are typically mid-sized with 349 students, though they record an average advantage score of 734, among the lowest at this level.
349
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
734
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Meda
2 schools — 698 students, average ICSEA 734.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Derby District High School, Derby | Government | Combined | 31.7 km | 606 | 714 |
| Holy Rosary School, Derby | Catholic | Primary | 31.7 km | 92 | 868 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Meda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50924/meda/topic/education