56.0% —
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of Carrum residents have finished high school, and the number of people with higher qualifications has grown steadily. While school completion and university degrees are well below the state figures, the area has seen a consistent rise in educational attainment over recent years.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 6.0 percentage points since 2016 to reach 56.0%. This is a little below the national figure and well below Victoria's 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Australian average. This figure rose 4.2 percentage points since 2016, and the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 33.0%.
19.7% —
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 15 schools within 3km of the area, though this is smaller than most similar places. All schools are either government run (86.7%) or Catholic (13.3%), with the vast majority being primary schools.
1.14
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Lower than 68% of state electorate 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).
7,101
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
473
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,020
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)
15 schools — 7,101 students, average ICSEA 1,020.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 2
| Banyan Fields Primary School, Carrum Downs | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 517 | 987 |
| Carrum Downs Secondary College, Carrum Downs | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 928 | 969 |
| St Joachim's School, Carrum Downs | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 328 | 1,052 |
| Rowellyn Park Primary School, Carrum Downs | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 781 | 1,003 |
| Seaford Park Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 169 | 1,005 |
| Patterson Lakes Primary School, Patterson Lakes | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 521 | 1,061 |
| Patterson River Secondary College, Seaford | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,268 | 1,015 |
| Seaford North Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 444 | 1,070 |
| Belvedere Park Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 288 | 1,004 |
| Skye Primary School, Skye | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 515 | 995 |
| St Anne's School, Seaford | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 186 | 1,070 |
| Carrum Primary School, Carrum | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 369 | 1,075 |
| Seaford Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 230 | 1,030 |
| Bonbeach Primary School, Bonbeach | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 367 | 1,077 |
| Kananook Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 190 | 1,014 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21805/carrum/topic/education