63.3% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 66% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Aston · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Aston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Aston have finished high school and university than in most similar areas. About 63% of residents have completed Year 12, which is a notable increase from a decade ago. This trend towards higher learning is reflected in the local school system, which has a higher advantage score than most nearby areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen by 7.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 63.3%. This is well above the national figure of 58.8% and slightly higher than the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Aston, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 28% in 2021. This is higher than most similar areas and sits slightly above the Australian average of 26.3%.
28.0% —
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 28.0%
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 Aston, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 19,831 school enrolments across 49 schools within 3 km, a number smaller than about 90% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools, which make up 67.3% of the sector.
1.81
Lower than 54% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Lower than 69% of federal 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).
19,831
Lower than 88% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
405
Lower than 70% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,070
Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Aston
49 schools — 19,831 students, average ICSEA 1,070.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 10 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 35 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Karoo Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 422 | 1,086 |
| Mountain Gate Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 432 | 1,072 |
| Lysterfield Primary School, Lysterfield | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 482 | 1,064 |
| Kent Park Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 197 | 1,012 |
| Heritage College Knox, Ferntree Gully | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 183 | 1,059 |
| Carrington Primary School, Knoxfield | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 64 | 974 |
| Park Ridge Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 527 | 1,067 |
| Knox Park Primary School, Knoxfield | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 312 | 1,061 |
| St Joseph's College, Ferntree Gully | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 991 | 1,052 |
| Eastern Ranges School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 200 | 1,031 |
| St John the Baptist School, Ferntree Gully | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 221 | 1,075 |
| Wattle View Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 247 | 1,006 |
| The Avenue School, Ferntree Gully | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 21 | 999 |
| Fairhills High School, Knoxfield | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 404 | 994 |
| Scoresby Secondary College, Scoresby | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 244 | 1,003 |
| St Mary's College for the Deaf - Wantirna South Campus, Wantirna South | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 75 | 1,028 |
| Fairhills Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 104 | 1,004 |
| Holy Trinity School, Wantirna South | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 210 | 1,083 |
| St Andrews Christian College, Wantirna South | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 719 | 1,166 |
| St Simon's School, Rowville | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 366 | 1,087 |
| Ferntree Gully North Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 289 | 1,055 |
| Scoresby Primary School, Scoresby | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 136 | 1,013 |
| Rowville Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 439 | 1,060 |
| St Jude the Apostle School, Scoresby | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 271 | 1,083 |
| Rowville Secondary College, Rowville | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,887 | 1,028 |
| Knox Gardens Primary School, Wantirna South | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 458 | 1,112 |
| Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School, Upper Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 80 | 1,038 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Boronia | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 129 | 1,086 |
| Wantirna South Primary School, Wantirna South | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 233 | 1,074 |
| Urban College, Boronia | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 100 | 975 |
| Knox Central Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 75 | 1,018 |
| Heany Park Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 314 | 1,090 |
| Dillbadin Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 35 | 977 |
| Boronia K-12 College, Boronia | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | 494 | 982 |
| Bayswater South Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 339 | 1,099 |
| Waverley Christian College, Wantirna South | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 2,370 | 1,141 |
| Templeton Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 720 | 1,136 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Bayswater | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 85 | 1,003 |
| Bayswater West Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 223 | 1,003 |
| Wantirna College, Wantirna | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 1,458 | 1,031 |
| Regency Park Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 537 | 1,068 |
| The Knox School, Wantirna South | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 764 | 1,159 |
| St Luke's School, Wantirna | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 165 | 1,098 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, The Basin | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 255 | 1,069 |
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 155 | 1,024 |
| The Basin Primary School, The Basin | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 583 | 1,042 |
| Boronia Heights Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 507 | 1,051 |
| Wantirna Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 53 | 1,031 |
| Bayswater Secondary College, Bayswater | Government | Secondary | 6.7 km | 256 | 972 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Aston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED201/aston/topic/education