50.8% —
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nepean (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Nepean (Eastern Victoria)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) are finishing school and gaining degrees than five years ago. While 50.8% of residents have now completed Year 12, this figure remains well below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose 6.6 points since 2016, though the current 50.8% is still far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 15.7% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nepean (Eastern Victoria), Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 20.9% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This is an increase of 4.9 points since 2016, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 27.9%.
20.9% —
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 Nepean (Eastern Victoria), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 15.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.4%. Society and culture, education, and health also make up a significant share of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 17 schools within 3 km, which is smaller than about 60% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (82.4%), and the typical school size is 424 students, which is lower than most areas.
1.82
Lower than 55% 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).
6,784
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
424
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,020
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nepean (Eastern Victoria)
17 schools — 6,784 students, average ICSEA 1,020.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Boneo Primary School, Boneo | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 338 | 1,025 |
| Advance College of Education Incorporated, Rosebud | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 58 | 964 |
| Our Lady of Fatima School, Rosebud | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 172 | 999 |
| Eastbourne Primary School, Capel Sound | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 242 | 952 |
| Rosebud Secondary College, Rosebud | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 965 | 989 |
| Rosebud Primary School, Rosebud | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 561 | 1,012 |
| Tootgarook Primary School, Tootgarook | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 145 | 954 |
| Red Hill Consolidated School, Red Hill | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 489 | 1,085 |
| Dromana Primary School, Dromana | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 557 | 1,034 |
| Rye Primary School, Rye | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 416 | 1,026 |
| Peninsula College, Dromana | Government | Combined | 9.9 km | 160 | 957 |
| Dromana Secondary College, Dromana | Government | Secondary | 10.1 km | 1,752 | 1,018 |
| St Joseph's School, Sorrento | Catholic | Primary | 17.2 km | 128 | 1,063 |
| Sorrento Primary School, Sorrento | Government | Primary | 17.2 km | 280 | 1,050 |
| Balnarring Primary School, Balnarring | Government | Primary | 17.6 km | 312 | 1,084 |
| Somers School Camp, Somers | Government | Primary | 19.5 km | — | — |
| Somers Primary School, Somers | Government | Primary | 21.0 km | 209 | 1,045 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26102/nepean/topic/education