61.9% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 75.1%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mill Park (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Mill Park (Northern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below the national figures for university degrees, Mill Park is an area where 22.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While high school completion is stronger than the Australian average, the proportion of people with higher qualifications has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 61.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure. However, this is a 13 point drop since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mill Park (Northern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 9 or below is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the Victorian and national figures, having fallen 20 points since 2011. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 26.4% and bachelor degrees at 25.6%.
22.5% ▼ -46.6%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mill Park (Northern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 18.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.5% and society and culture at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools in Mill Park are larger than most similar areas, with an average size of 785 students. Despite this, there are only 1.02 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the lowest for this level.
1.02
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 71% 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).
10,989
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
785
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,041
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mill Park (Northern Metropolitan)
14 schools — 10,989 students, average ICSEA 1,041.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Plenty River College, South Morang | Independent | Secondary | 0.8 km | 62 | 1,013 |
| The Lakes South Morang College, South Morang | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 688 | 1,004 |
| Marymede Catholic College, South Morang | Catholic | Combined | 1.4 km | 2,467 | 1,069 |
| Meadowglen Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 384 | 966 |
| Morang South Primary School, South Morang | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 375 | 1,027 |
| Mill Park Secondary College, Mill Park | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 976 | 1,023 |
| Mill Park Heights Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 563 | 1,015 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Mill Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 1,260 | 1,073 |
| Plenty Parklands Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 737 | 1,064 |
| Findon Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 278 | 1,008 |
| Epping Secondary College, Epping | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 975 | 956 |
| Al Siraat College, Epping | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,554 | 1,067 |
| Wirrigirri Primary School, Wollert | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 111 | 1,062 |
| Glowrey Catholic Primary School, Wollert | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 559 | 1,071 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mill Park (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED25003/mill-park/topic/education