67.2% —
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mordialloc (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Mordialloc (South-Eastern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 67% of people in Mordialloc have finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong trend toward higher education, with a growing number of residents holding university degrees. It is an area where academic achievement is notably higher than in most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is a standout feature here, as 67.2% of residents finished Year 12. This is well above the Victorian average of 61.8% and has risen by 6.4 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mordialloc (South-Eastern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, with 31.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is a little above the state average and grew by 5.8 percentage points over five years.
31.5% —
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Mordialloc (South-Eastern Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 21.8%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 13.1% and society and culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,089, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 17 schools within 3km, this is a much lower number of schools per child than in other similar places.
1.39
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Lower than 61% 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).
8,579
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
505
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,089
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mordialloc (South-Eastern Metropolitan)
17 schools — 8,579 students, average ICSEA 1,089.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 13 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Aspendale Gardens Primary School, Aspendale Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 592 | 1,095 |
| St Louis de Montfort's School, Aspendale | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 594 | 1,107 |
| Aspendale Primary School, Aspendale | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 477 | 1,100 |
| Yarrabah School, Aspendale | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 189 | 1,032 |
| Mordialloc College, Mordialloc | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,218 | 1,062 |
| St Brigid's School, Mordialloc | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 169 | 1,091 |
| Edithvale Primary School, Edithvale | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 525 | 1,100 |
| Mordialloc Beach Primary School, Mordialloc | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 249 | 1,095 |
| Parkdale Secondary College, Mordialloc | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,418 | 1,067 |
| St John Vianney's School, Parkdale | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 164 | 1,099 |
| Chelsea Heights Primary School, Chelsea Heights | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 415 | 1,059 |
| Parkdale Primary School, Parkdale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 631 | 1,133 |
| Parktone Primary School, Parkdale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 411 | 1,101 |
| Chelsea Primary School, Chelsea | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 360 | 1,075 |
| St Joseph's School, Chelsea | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 317 | 1,084 |
| Cornish College, Bangholme | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 664 | 1,132 |
| Mentone Park Primary School, Mentone | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 186 | 1,099 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mordialloc (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED25205/mordialloc/topic/education