73.6% —
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coburg - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Coburg - East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 16 percentage points separates Coburg - East from the national average in university qualifications. This area is highly educated, with 42.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. It is a place where school completion and higher learning are far more common than in most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 73.6% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 15 percentage points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coburg - East, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 9 or below is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very common here, with 42.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Victoria average of 29.2%.
42.5% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Coburg - East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are society and culture at 17.3%, followed by management and commerce at 14.5% and creative arts at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coburg - East has 8 schools and 4,667 enrolments, making it one of the largest areas for schooling at this level. The schools here have an advantage score of 1,086, which is much higher than most areas.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.89
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
53
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
4,667
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
583
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,086
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coburg - East
53 schools — 23,411 students, average ICSEA 1,107.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 16 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 40 · Secondary 8 · Combined 5
| St Bernard's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 152 | 1,121 |
| Islamic College of Sport, Coburg | Independent | Secondary | 0.4 km | 72 | 989 |
| Coburg High School, Coburg | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 1,265 | 1,099 |
| Coburg Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 346 | 1,113 |
| Coburg Special Developmental School, Coburg | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 67 | 1,028 |
| St Paul's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 200 | 1,097 |
| Australian International Academy of Education, Coburg | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 2,215 | 1,071 |
| Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 350 | 1,112 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 66 | 1,103 |
| Bell Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 440 | 1,165 |
| Mercy College, Coburg | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 403 | 1,029 |
| St Fidelis' School, Moreland | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 251 | 1,119 |
| Newlands Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 437 | 1,146 |
| Coburg North Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 509 | 1,128 |
| Coburg West Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 370 | 1,147 |
| St Raphael's School, Preston West | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 287 | 1,096 |
| Preston West Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 670 | 1,135 |
| Brunswick East Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 279 | 1,162 |
| St John's College Preston, Preston | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 345 | 1,066 |
| Thornbury Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 308 | 1,093 |
| Croxton School, Northcote | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 130 | 1,008 |
| Antonine College, Pascoe Vale South | Catholic | Combined | 2.6 km | 927 | 982 |
| Sacred Heart School, Preston | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 117 | 1,090 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| St Mary's School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 113 | 1,089 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| Preston High School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,275 | 1,104 |
| Reservoir West Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 600 | 1,068 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Preston South Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 397 | 1,127 |
| St Oliver Plunkett's School, Pascoe Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 379 | 1,100 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 186 | 1,124 |
| Pascoe Vale South Primary School, Pascoe Vale South | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 308 | 1,108 |
| Fawkner Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 238 | 1,020 |
| St Mark's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 170 | 1,076 |
| Pascoe Vale North Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 355 | 1,038 |
| Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 456 | 1,066 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| Northcote Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 303 | 1,166 |
| Wales Street Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 616 | 1,140 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| Preston Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 646 | 1,113 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 430 | 1,168 |
| Penders Grove Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 160 | 1,021 |
| Santa Maria College, Northcote | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 779 | 1,110 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| St Joseph's School, Northcote | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 190 | 1,110 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 290 | 1,145 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| St Gabriel's School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 149 | 1,060 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coburg - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206011497/coburg-east/topic/education