71.7% —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coburg - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Coburg - West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher qualification levels than most similar areas define Coburg - West, where 40.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This trend of high achievement is reflected in the schooling data, as the area's residents are far more likely to have finished Year 12 than those in the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 71.7% of residents doing so. This is well above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and far above the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coburg - West, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 9 or below is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is far more educated than the state or nation, with 40.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Bachelor degrees are the most common qualification at 37.7%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 17.4%.
40.8% —
Higher than 83% 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 - West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are society and culture at 17.9% and management and commerce at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Three primary schools serve the area, with a school advantage score that is among the highest for similar areas. While there are 51 schools within 3km, there are only 1.25 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.25
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
51
Higher than 88% 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).
1,130
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
377
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,132
Higher than 92% 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 - West
51 schools — 23,348 students, average ICSEA 1,097.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 16 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 9 · Combined 6
| Coburg West Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 370 | 1,147 |
| St Fidelis' School, Moreland | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 251 | 1,119 |
| Coburg North Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 509 | 1,128 |
| Antonine College, Pascoe Vale South | Catholic | Combined | 1.1 km | 927 | 982 |
| Islamic College of Sport, Coburg | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 72 | 989 |
| Coburg Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 346 | 1,113 |
| St Paul's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 200 | 1,097 |
| Australian International Academy of Education, Coburg | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 2,215 | 1,071 |
| Coburg High School, Coburg | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,265 | 1,099 |
| Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 350 | 1,112 |
| St Bernard's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 152 | 1,121 |
| Pascoe Vale South Primary School, Pascoe Vale South | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 308 | 1,108 |
| Mercy College, Coburg | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 403 | 1,029 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| St Oliver Plunkett's School, Pascoe Vale | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 379 | 1,100 |
| Coburg Special Developmental School, Coburg | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 67 | 1,028 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 66 | 1,103 |
| Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 456 | 1,066 |
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 186 | 1,124 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| Pascoe Vale North Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 355 | 1,038 |
| Strathmore Secondary College, Strathmore | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,958 | 1,086 |
| St Vincent de Paul's School, Strathmore | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 431 | 1,124 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 290 | 1,145 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| Newlands Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 437 | 1,146 |
| Essendon Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 387 | 1,137 |
| Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 430 | 1,168 |
| St Mark's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 170 | 1,076 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Bell Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 440 | 1,165 |
| Brunswick East Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 279 | 1,162 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 512 | 1,129 |
| Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College, Pascoe Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 719 | 987 |
| Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 304 | 1,104 |
| Westbreen Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 422 | 1,051 |
| St Raphael's School, Preston West | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 287 | 1,096 |
| Fawkner Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 238 | 1,020 |
| Croxton School, Northcote | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 130 | 1,008 |
| Preston West Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 670 | 1,135 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 859 | 1,161 |
| Reservoir West Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 600 | 1,068 |
| Parkville College, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | — | — |
| St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 237 | 1,085 |
| St Thomas More's School, Hadfield | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 366 | 1,074 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 103 | 1,021 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| Ascot Vale Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 265 | 1,140 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 327 | 1,147 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coburg - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206011498/coburg-west/topic/education