55.8% ▲ +37.6%
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fifteen percentage points more people have finished Year 12 in Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) than in 2011. While high school completion has risen sharply, the area still trails behind the state and national figures for both school and university attainment.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. However, this is a significant improvement from 2011, when only 40.5% of people had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 9 or below is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.8% of the population, far below the state average of 29.2%. This figure has doubled since 2011, when it sat at 9.4%.
18.8% ▲ +101.1%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce (17.6%) and engineering (15.1%), followed by society and culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) has 19 schools within 3km, but the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most similar areas. Most students attend government schools, which make up 78.9% of the sector.
1.35
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower than 54% 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).
8,590
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
452
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
943
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan)
19 schools — 8,590 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| St John's Regional College, Dandenong | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 616 | 1,001 |
| St Mary's School, Dandenong | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 154 | 993 |
| Dandenong Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 479 | 935 |
| Dandenong South Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 607 | 907 |
| Holy Family School, Doveton | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 109 | 975 |
| Doveton College, Doveton | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 892 | 894 |
| Dandenong North Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 798 | 955 |
| Dandenong High School, Dandenong | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,378 | 891 |
| Endeavour Hills Specialist School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 293 | 985 |
| James Cook Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 169 | 956 |
| Dandenong West Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 311 | 931 |
| St Gerard's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| Emerson School, Dandenong | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 371 | 953 |
| Chalcot Lodge Primary School, Endeavour Hills | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 257 | 1,012 |
| Lyndale Greens Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 446 | 974 |
| Wooranna Park Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 263 | 953 |
| Yarraman Oaks Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 214 | 965 |
| Lyndale Secondary College, Dandenong North | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 850 | 935 |
| Rosewood Downs Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 258 | 1,023 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22305/dandenong/topic/education