51.4% —
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Melton (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Melton (Western Victoria)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Melton have completed high school or university compared to most of the state, though the number of residents with these qualifications has grown. Just over half the population has finished Year 12, and 16% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 51.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. While this is well below the national average, the rate has risen by 7.9 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Melton (Western Victoria), Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with 16% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria, although the figure rose 4.7 percentage points since 2016.
16.0% —
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 Melton (Western Victoria), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 16.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.7%. Society and culture is another popular field, accounting for 13.2% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Melton has some of the largest schools at this level, with total enrolments reaching 25,747. Despite having 31 schools within 3 km, there are only 1.31 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.31
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
Higher than 78% 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).
25,747
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
831
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
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 Melton (Western Victoria)
31 schools — 25,747 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 6 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 6 · Secondary 6
| Binap Primary School, Brookfield | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 406 | 972 |
| OneSchool Global Vic, Melton West | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 556 | 984 |
| Melton Christian College, Brookfield | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,268 | 1,044 |
| Al Iman College, Melton South | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,149 | 1,059 |
| St Catherine of Siena School, Melton West | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 522 | 1,002 |
| St Francis Catholic College, Melton West | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,846 | 1,012 |
| Staughton College, Melton South | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,705 | 956 |
| Wedge Park Primary School, Melton West | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 848 | 976 |
| St Anthony's School, Melton South | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 646 | 1,000 |
| Coburn Primary School, Melton South | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 601 | 932 |
| Arnolds Creek Primary School, Harkness | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 724 | 999 |
| Melton South Primary School, Melton South | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 972 | 962 |
| Melton Secondary College, Melton | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,433 | 944 |
| Melton Specialist School, Melton | Government | Combined | 5.4 km | 406 | 951 |
| Melton West Primary School, Melton West | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 520 | 925 |
| Exford Primary School, Exford | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 326 | 1,003 |
| St Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic Primary School, Weir Views | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 473 | 1,024 |
| Djerriwarrh Community & Education Services - Djerriwarrh Community College, Melton | Independent | Secondary | 5.9 km | 39 | 929 |
| Strathtulloh Primary School, Strathtulloh | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 1,350 | 1,024 |
| St Dominic's School, Melton | Catholic | Primary | 6.7 km | 369 | 967 |
| Melton Primary School, Melton | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 507 | 961 |
| Kurunjang Secondary College, Melton | Government | Secondary | 7.2 km | 873 | 947 |
| Kurunjang Primary School, Melton | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 590 | 942 |
| Bacchus Marsh Primary School, Bacchus Marsh | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 776 | 1,008 |
| Bacchus Marsh Grammar - Maddingley Campus, Bacchus Marsh | Independent | Combined | 7.7 km | 3,826 | 1,115 |
| Bacchus Marsh College, Bacchus Marsh | Government | Secondary | 7.7 km | 987 | 966 |
| St Bernard's School, Bacchus Marsh | Catholic | Primary | 8.1 km | 328 | 1,035 |
| Muhammadiyah Australia College, Melton | Independent | Combined | 8.3 km | 182 | 1,052 |
| Darley Primary School, Darley | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 505 | 988 |
| Eynesbury Primary School, Eynesbury | Government | Primary | 9.7 km | 458 | 1,008 |
| Pentland Primary School, Bacchus Marsh | Government | Primary | 10.0 km | 556 | 1,009 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Melton (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24808/melton/topic/education