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Hume · Council (LGA)

Education & Qualifications in Hume

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A jump of 13 percentage points in Year 12 completion since 2011 marks a major shift in education for Hume. While these gains have pushed the area ahead of many similar places, the typical resident is still less likely to hold a university degree than those in the rest of Victoria.

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📍 Hume, Council (LGA)

Where Hume sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.2% ▲ +83.2%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Hume — higher than 74% of areas.

Hume20.2%
Greater Melbourne 32.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 58.5% of people have finished Year 12, which is about the same as the national figure but well below the Victorian average. For others, the most common stopping point is Year 9 or below at 14.7%.

Completed Year 12

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58.5% ▲ +28.3%

Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Hume, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 9 or below is next at 16%.

Year 12 58.5% Year 9 or below 14.7% Year 10 11.3% Year 11 9.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are becoming more common here, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher rising to 20.2%. This is much higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the national and state figures.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.2% ▲ +83.2%

Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Hume splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 26.0% Bachelor degree 24.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.0% Postgraduate degree 9.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.2% Certificate I / II 1.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.3% and society and culture at 12.5%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Hume has 72 schools and over 50,000 enrolments, making it one of the largest school networks at this level. Most students attend government schools (68.1%) and the majority of schools are primary (65.3%).

Average school ICSEA

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1,007

Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Hume

72 schools — 50,960 students, average ICSEA 1,007.

By sector: Government 49 · Catholic 16 · Independent 7

By type: Primary 47 · Combined 13 · Secondary 12
Sirius College, Broadmeadows Independent Combined — 3,284 1,088
Hume Anglican Grammar, Mickleham Independent Combined — 2,948 1,095
Ilim College, Dallas Independent Combined — 2,868 1,024
Mount Ridley P-12 College, Craigieburn Government Combined — 2,788 969
Salesian College Sunbury, Sunbury Catholic Secondary — 1,720 1,059
Aitken College, Greenvale Independent Combined — 1,453 1,102
Penola Catholic College, Broadmeadows Catholic Secondary — 1,373 1,000
Gladstone Park Secondary College, Gladstone Park Government Secondary — 1,309 994
Kolbe Catholic College, Greenvale Catholic Secondary — 1,293 980
Elevation Secondary College, Craigieburn Government Secondary — 1,177 962
Newbury Primary School, Craigieburn Government Primary — 1,136 1,032
Hume Central Secondary College, Broadmeadows Government Secondary — 1,093 900
St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College, Coolaroo Independent Combined — 1,078 997
Roxburgh College, Roxburgh Park Government Secondary — 1,041 912
Gaayip-Yagila Primary School, Mickleham Government Primary — 1,014 1,021
Craigieburn Secondary College, Craigieburn Government Secondary — 1,008 918
Sunbury College, Sunbury Government Secondary — 980 993
Aitken Creek Primary School, Craigieburn Government Primary — 972 992
Gilgai Plains Primary School, Kalkallo Government Primary — 953 1,039
Aitken Hill Primary School, Craigieburn Government Primary — 892 1,004
Sunbury Downs Secondary College, Sunbury Government Secondary — 789 1,005
Mickleham Secondary College, Mickleham Government Secondary — 730 986
Yubup Primary School, Mickleham Government Primary — 710 1,009
Our Lady's School, Craigieburn Catholic Primary — 703 984
Oscar Romero Catholic Primary School, Craigieburn Catholic Primary — 660 1,010
Roxburgh Rise Primary School, Roxburgh Park Government Primary — 633 949
Willmott Park Primary School, Craigieburn Government Primary — 626 984
Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School, Roxburgh Park Catholic Primary — 614 911
St Anne's School, Sunbury Catholic Primary — 599 1,059
Greenvale Primary School, Greenvale Government Primary — 593 1,034
St Carlo Borromeo School, Greenvale Catholic Primary — 571 1,062
Craigieburn South Primary School, Craigieburn Government Primary — 545 960
Greenvale Secondary College, Greenvale Government Secondary — 540 997
Sunbury Heights Primary School, Sunbury Government Primary — 495 983
Westmeadows Primary School, Westmeadows Government Primary — 463 992
Craigieburn Primary School, Craigieburn Government Primary — 458 979
Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School, Sunbury Catholic Primary — 431 1,065
Dallas Brooks Community Primary School, Dallas Government Primary — 410 893
Gladstone Park Primary School, Gladstone Park Government Primary — 408 1,011
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Mickleham Catholic Primary — 401 1,040
Meadow Heights Primary School, Meadow Heights Government Primary — 400 919
Sunbury Primary School, Sunbury Government Primary — 400 1,056
Hume Valley School, Broadmeadows Government Combined — 380 934
School of the Good Shepherd, Gladstone Park Catholic Primary — 374 1,046
Broadmeadows Special Developmental School, Broadmeadows Government Combined — 361 970
Keelonith Primary School, Greenvale Government Primary — 361 1,032
Kismet Park Primary School, Sunbury Government Primary — 358 1,023
Goonawarra Primary School, Sunbury Government Primary — 351 999
Roxburgh Park Primary School, Roxburgh Park Government Primary — 345 956
Mother Teresa School, Craigieburn Catholic Primary — 342 1,026
Roxburgh Homestead Primary School, Roxburgh Park Government Primary — 334 963
My College, Dallas Independent Combined — 325 1,005
Killara Primary School, Sunbury Government Primary — 317 1,017
Gladstone Views Primary School, Gladstone Park Government Primary — 312 997
Banum Warrik Primary School, Kalkallo Government Primary — 309 1,037
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Sunbury Catholic Primary — 299 1,061
Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School, Sunbury Government Combined — 283 998
Meadows Primary School, Broadmeadows Government Primary — 263 922
Bethal Primary School, Meadow Heights Government Primary — 259 941
Mickleham Primary School, Mickleham Government Primary — 255 987
Broadmeadows Primary School, Broadmeadows Government Primary — 252 948
Coolaroo South Primary School, Coolaroo Government Primary — 250 930
Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School, Greenvale Catholic Primary — 236 1,065
Sunbury West Primary School, Sunbury Government Primary — 230 1,004
Jacana School for Autism, Jacana Government Combined — 228 1,005
St Dominic's School, Broadmeadows Catholic Primary — 226 958
Broadmeadows Valley Primary School, Broadmeadows Government Primary — 210 912
Tullamarine Primary School, Tullamarine Government Primary — 206 997
Holy Child School, Dallas Catholic Primary — 200 911
Red Rock Christian College, Sunbury Independent Combined — 195 1,056
Wayi School, Craigieburn Government Combined — 192 994
Campbellfield Heights Primary School, Campbellfield Government Primary — 148 943

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hume [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA23270/hume/topic/education