62.7% —
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kororoit (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Kororoit (Western Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce is the most common qualification for residents in Kororoit, with 20.4% of qualified adults holding a degree in this field. This is an area where school completion is rising, with 62.7% of people finishing Year 12, a result that is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Kororoit have finished high school than in most similar areas. This rate rose by 5.1 percentage points since 2016, bringing it to 62.7%, which is slightly higher than the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kororoit (Western Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 9 or below is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 23.3%, which is well below both the state and national figures. However, this has improved steadily, rising by 5 percentage points since 2016.
23.3% —
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 Kororoit (Western Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond business and management, the most popular fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 13.8%, followed by society and culture at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most, with an average size of 657 students and total enrolments higher than 91% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (79.2%), with the rest in Catholic schools.
1.05
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 63% 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).
15,776
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
657
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,023
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kororoit (Western Metropolitan)
24 schools — 15,776 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Deanside Primary School, Deanside | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 590 | 1,044 |
| Aintree Primary School, Aintree | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 1,323 | 1,058 |
| Rockbank Primary School, Rockbank | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 615 | 1,027 |
| Yarrabing Secondary College, Aintree | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 398 | 1,018 |
| Dharra School, Aintree | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 111 | 1,029 |
| Creekside K-9 College, Caroline Springs | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,287 | 1,018 |
| Catholic Regional College Caroline Springs, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,079 | 1,045 |
| Lakeview Senior College, Caroline Springs | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,049 | 1,004 |
| Springside Primary School, Caroline Springs | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 976 | 1,019 |
| Brookside P-9 College, Caroline Springs | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,225 | 1,013 |
| Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 494 | 1,062 |
| Kororoit Creek Primary School, Burnside Heights | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 1,156 | 1,082 |
| Burnside Primary School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 442 | 1,039 |
| Thornhill Park Primary School, Thornhill Park | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 768 | 1,019 |
| Kings Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 367 | 966 |
| Movelle Primary School, Kings Park | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 124 | 969 |
| Resurrection School, Kings Park | Catholic | Primary | 7.5 km | 453 | 957 |
| Albanvale Primary School, Albanvale | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 313 | 950 |
| Deer Park North Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 307 | 942 |
| Deer Park West Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 389 | 989 |
| St Peter Chanel School, Deer Park | Catholic | Primary | 8.3 km | 506 | 1,012 |
| Cairnlea Park Primary School, Cairnlea | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 776 | 1,023 |
| St Lawrence Catholic Primary School, Derrimut | Catholic | Primary | 9.5 km | 454 | 1,043 |
| Derrimut Primary School, Derrimut | Government | Primary | 9.5 km | 574 | 998 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kororoit (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24207/kororoit/topic/education