62.4% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Narre Warren South (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Narre Warren South (South-Eastern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Narre Warren South have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas. While university degrees are less common here than across Victoria, there has been a steady climb in schooling and qualification levels over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen to 62.4%, which is well above the national figure and higher than most similar areas. This is a notable increase from 55.1% in 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Narre Warren South (South-Eastern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult is more likely to hold a Certificate III or IV than a university degree. With 21.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the state and national figures.
21.5% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Narre Warren South (South-Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Narre Warren South has some of the largest schools in its class, with 14,092 enrolments. However, there are fewer schools per child than in most similar areas, and the average school advantage score is lower than most.
0.82
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Lower than 64% 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).
14,092
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
881
Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Narre Warren South (South-Eastern Metropolitan)
16 schools — 14,092 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Heritage College, Narre Warren South | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 613 | 1,058 |
| Trinity Catholic Primary School, Narre Warren South | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 507 | 1,070 |
| Berwick Fields Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 895 | 1,047 |
| Hillsmeade Primary School, Narre Warren South | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 782 | 994 |
| Narre Warren South P-12 College, Narre Warren South | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 2,404 | 918 |
| Strathaird Primary School, Narre Warren South | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 761 | 975 |
| Brentwood Park Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 1,017 | 1,091 |
| Kambrya College, Berwick | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 2,369 | 1,045 |
| St Catherine's Primary School, Berwick | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 601 | 1,108 |
| Kilberry Valley Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 404 | 954 |
| Coral Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 393 | 923 |
| Berwick Chase Primary School, Berwick | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 700 | 1,042 |
| St Kevin's School, Hampton Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 479 | 1,040 |
| River Gum Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 501 | 910 |
| Hampton Park Secondary College, Hampton Park | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 1,234 | 905 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Hampton Park | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 432 | 930 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Narre Warren South (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26005/narre-warren-south/topic/education