59.7% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Calwell · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Calwell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce qualifications are the most common in Calwell, where 18.2% of degrees are in this field. While more people have finished Year 12 than a decade ago, the proportion of adults with a university degree has fallen since 2016.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a small increase from 2011, though it remains a little below the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Calwell, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 9 or below is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 20.9%, which is well below both the state and national figures. This represents a drop of 5.0 percentage points since 2016.
20.9% —
Lower than 53% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 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 →Calwell splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond management and commerce, the most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 13.7%, and society and culture at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Calwell has some of the largest schools and highest enrolments for its level, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Most students attend government schools, which make up 67.9% of the sector.
1.19
Lower than 94% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
53
Lower than 57% 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).
40,904
Higher than 93% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
772
Higher than 93% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Lower than 65% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Calwell
53 schools — 40,904 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 36 · Catholic 11 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 34 · Combined 11 · Secondary 8
| Elevation Secondary College, Craigieburn | Government | Secondary | 0.1 km | 1,177 | 962 |
| Aitken Hill Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 892 | 1,004 |
| Oscar Romero Catholic Primary School, Craigieburn | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 660 | 1,010 |
| Wayi School, Craigieburn | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 192 | 994 |
| Aitken Creek Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 972 | 992 |
| Kolbe Catholic College, Greenvale | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,293 | 980 |
| Keelonith Primary School, Greenvale | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 361 | 1,032 |
| Willmott Park Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 626 | 984 |
| Aitken College, Greenvale | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,453 | 1,102 |
| Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School, Greenvale | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 236 | 1,065 |
| Mount Ridley P-12 College, Craigieburn | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 2,788 | 969 |
| Newbury Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 1,136 | 1,032 |
| Roxburgh Rise Primary School, Roxburgh Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 633 | 949 |
| Our Lady's School, Craigieburn | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 703 | 984 |
| Mickleham Primary School, Mickleham | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 255 | 987 |
| Craigieburn Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 458 | 979 |
| Craigieburn Secondary College, Craigieburn | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,008 | 918 |
| Craigieburn South Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 545 | 960 |
| Roxburgh Homestead Primary School, Roxburgh Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 334 | 963 |
| Mother Teresa School, Craigieburn | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 342 | 1,026 |
| Greenvale Primary School, Greenvale | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 593 | 1,034 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School, Roxburgh Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 614 | 911 |
| Hume Anglican Grammar, Mickleham | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 2,948 | 1,095 |
| Roxburgh College, Roxburgh Park | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,041 | 912 |
| Roxburgh Park Primary School, Roxburgh Park | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 345 | 956 |
| Greenvale Secondary College, Greenvale | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 540 | 997 |
| St Carlo Borromeo School, Greenvale | Catholic | Primary | 6.1 km | 571 | 1,062 |
| Yubup Primary School, Mickleham | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 710 | 1,009 |
| Meadow Heights Primary School, Meadow Heights | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 400 | 919 |
| Bethal Primary School, Meadow Heights | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 259 | 941 |
| St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College, Coolaroo | Independent | Combined | 7.4 km | 1,078 | 997 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Mickleham | Catholic | Primary | 7.7 km | 401 | 1,040 |
| Gaayip-Yagila Primary School, Mickleham | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 1,014 | 1,021 |
| Coolaroo South Primary School, Coolaroo | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 250 | 930 |
| Mickleham Secondary College, Mickleham | Government | Secondary | 8.0 km | 730 | 986 |
| Holy Child School, Dallas | Catholic | Primary | 8.4 km | 200 | 911 |
| Ilim College, Dallas | Independent | Combined | 8.6 km | 2,868 | 1,024 |
| Westmeadows Primary School, Westmeadows | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 463 | 992 |
| Hume Valley School, Broadmeadows | Government | Combined | 8.9 km | 380 | 934 |
| Dallas Brooks Community Primary School, Dallas | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 410 | 893 |
| My College, Dallas | Independent | Combined | 9.1 km | 325 | 1,005 |
| Hume Central Secondary College, Broadmeadows | Government | Secondary | 9.4 km | 1,093 | 900 |
| Broadmeadows Valley Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 9.4 km | 210 | 912 |
| Gilgai Plains Primary School, Kalkallo | Government | Primary | 9.5 km | 953 | 1,039 |
| Broadmeadows Special Developmental School, Broadmeadows | Government | Combined | 9.5 km | 361 | 970 |
| Broadmeadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 9.8 km | 252 | 948 |
| St Dominic's School, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Primary | 10.1 km | 226 | 958 |
| Jacana School for Autism, Jacana | Government | Combined | 10.2 km | 228 | 1,005 |
| Sirius College, Broadmeadows | Independent | Combined | 10.4 km | 3,284 | 1,088 |
| Penola Catholic College, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Secondary | 10.4 km | 1,373 | 1,000 |
| Banum Warrik Primary School, Kalkallo | Government | Primary | 10.4 km | 309 | 1,037 |
| Meadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 10.5 km | 263 | 922 |
| Campbellfield Heights Primary School, Campbellfield | Government | Primary | 10.8 km | 148 | 943 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Calwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED205/calwell/topic/education