58.5% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3153, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3153, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A ten percentage point jump in university degrees since 2011 marks a period of rapid educational growth for postcode 3153. Now, 25.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common here than in most similar areas. This shift reflects a broader trend of improving school completion and higher study across the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 58.5%. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3153, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About one in four adults has a bachelor degree or higher, though this is still a little below the national figure. Certificates III and IV are the most common qualification, held by 27.1% of residents.
25.1% ▲ +68.1%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →3153, VIC splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most popular fields of study at 18.9%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high average school advantage score of 1,027, though it has much fewer schools per 1,000 children than most areas. Government primary schools make up the vast majority of the 6 schools within 3 km.
1.62
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 81% of postcode 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).
1,269
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
212
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,027
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3153, VIC
6 schools — 1,269 students, average ICSEA 1,027.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Bayswater Secondary College, Bayswater | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 256 | 972 |
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 155 | 1,024 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Bayswater | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 85 | 1,003 |
| Bayswater South Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 339 | 1,099 |
| Bayswater West Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 223 | 1,003 |
| Bayswater North Primary School, Bayswater North | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 211 | 1,015 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3153, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3153/3153-vic/topic/education