60.9% —
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cranbourne (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Cranbourne (South-Eastern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Cranbourne hold university degrees compared to the state and national figures, though education levels are climbing. While only 21.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, the number of people finishing Year 12 has risen by 6.9 percentage points since 2016.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is similar to the Victorian figure and a little above the national average. This is a positive trend for the area, as the rate of Year 12 completions has risen since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cranbourne (South-Eastern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 21.6%, which is well below both the state and national figures. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 28.2% of people.
21.6% —
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Cranbourne (South-Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Cranbourne are most common in management and commerce at 18.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.0%. Other frequent fields of study include society and culture and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cranbourne has some of the largest schools and highest enrolments for its level, with 25,330 students across 28 schools within 3km. Most students attend government schools, which make up 75.0% of the sector.
0.86
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
Higher than 73% 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).
25,330
Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
905
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cranbourne (South-Eastern Metropolitan)
28 schools — 25,330 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Cranbourne Park Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 313 | 949 |
| Cranbourne Secondary College, Cranbourne | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,139 | 931 |
| Cranbourne West Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 594 | 946 |
| Rangebank Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 347 | 942 |
| Cranbourne Carlisle Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 588 | 963 |
| St Agatha's School, Cranbourne | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 512 | 1,047 |
| Cranbourne Primary School, Cranbourne | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 235 | 967 |
| Casey Grammar School, Cranbourne East | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,127 | 1,099 |
| Marnebek School, Cranbourne East | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 482 | 984 |
| Courtenay Gardens Primary School, Cranbourne North | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 750 | 998 |
| Cranbourne East Primary School, Cranbourne East | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 999 | 1,006 |
| Cranbourne East Secondary College, Cranbourne East | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 2,110 | 983 |
| St Peter's College, Cranbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 2,089 | 1,045 |
| St Therese's School, Cranbourne | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 239 | 1,023 |
| Lyndhurst Secondary College, Cranbourne | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 832 | 941 |
| Quarters Primary School, Cranbourne West | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 466 | 1,003 |
| Casey Fields Primary School, Cranbourne East | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 1,043 | 1,027 |
| Cranbourne West Secondary College, Cranbourne West | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,624 | 985 |
| Lyndhurst Primary School, Lyndhurst | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 868 | 999 |
| Wilandra Rise Primary School, Clyde North | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 1,139 | 987 |
| St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Cranbourne East | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 711 | 1,073 |
| Alkira Secondary College, Cranbourne North | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 2,011 | 986 |
| Barton Primary School, Cranbourne West | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 1,092 | 1,020 |
| Tulliallan Primary School, Cranbourne North | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 1,449 | 1,048 |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Lynbrook | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 315 | 1,042 |
| Lighthouse Christian College Cranbourne, Cranbourne | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 1,034 | 1,093 |
| Lynbrook Primary School, Lynbrook | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 777 | 1,011 |
| Botanic Ridge Primary School, Botanic Ridge | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 445 | 1,027 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cranbourne (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22105/cranbourne/topic/education