Moonee Ponds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Education & Qualifications in Moonee Ponds

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

Far more adults in Moonee Ponds hold high-level qualifications than the state or national average. This is a highly educated area where 45.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has climbed steadily over the last decade.

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📍 Moonee Ponds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Moonee Ponds sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

45.1% ▲ +36.0%
  • 0.0%–2.1%: 9 areas
  • 2.1%–4.3%: 6 areas
  • 4.3%–6.4%: 23 areas
  • 6.4%–8.6%: 84 areas
  • 8.6%–10.7%: 205 areas
  • 10.7%–12.9%: 225 areas
  • 12.9%–15.0%: 194 areas
  • 15.0%–17.1%: 163 areas
  • 17.1%–19.3%: 167 areas
  • 19.3%–21.4%: 134 areas
  • 21.4%–23.6%: 130 areas
  • 23.6%–25.7%: 112 areas
  • 25.7%–27.9%: 108 areas
  • 27.9%–30.0%: 90 areas
  • 30.0%–32.1%: 71 areas
  • 32.1%–34.3%: 72 areas
  • 34.3%–36.4%: 72 areas
  • 36.4%–38.6%: 69 areas
  • 38.6%–40.7%: 59 areas
  • 40.7%–42.9%: 46 areas
  • 42.9%–45.0%: 57 areas
  • 45.0%–47.1%: 57 areas
  • 47.1%–49.3%: 50 areas
  • 49.3%–51.4%: 42 areas
  • 51.4%–53.6%: 40 areas
  • 53.6%–55.7%: 40 areas
  • 55.7%–57.9%: 30 areas
  • 57.9%–60.0%: 28 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Moonee Ponds — higher than 88% of areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher compared with the state and national average
Moonee Ponds45.1%
3039, VIC 45.1%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 75.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and has risen by 11 points since 2011.

75.4% ▲ +17.5%

Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 64.2%
  • 2016: 69.4%
  • 2021: 75.4%

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

Highest year of school

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In Moonee Ponds, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 11 is next at 8%.

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far above the Australian average, sitting at 45.1%. This is a significant increase from 2011, when the figure was 33.2%.

45.1% ▲ +36.0%

Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 33.2%
  • 2016: 38.2%
  • 2021: 45.1%

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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In Moonee Ponds, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 22.4%, followed by society and culture at 13.6% and health at 11.1%.

Schools

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

Moonee Ponds has three primary schools with a high average advantage score. While there are fewer schools here than in many similar areas, there are 53 schools within a 3km radius.

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).

1,135

Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Moonee Ponds

53 schools — 27,309 students, average ICSEA 1,100.

By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 18 · Independent 1

By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 16 · Combined 3

Schools serving Moonee Ponds, sortable by name, sector, type, distance and student count
St Monica's Primary School, Moonee Ponds Catholic Primary 0.7 km 512 1,129
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon Independent Combined 0.7 km 859 1,161
Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds Government Primary 1.0 km 289 1,136
St Columba's College, Essendon Catholic Secondary 1.0 km 1,047 1,107
Ascot Vale Primary School, Ascot Vale Government Primary 1.2 km 265 1,140
St Mary's School, Ascot Vale Catholic Primary 1.2 km 374 1,144
Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds Government Primary 1.2 km 290 1,145
Essendon Primary School, Essendon Government Primary 1.4 km 387 1,137
Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale Government Combined 1.7 km 103 1,021
St Therese's School, Essendon Catholic Primary 1.8 km 529 1,116
Ascot Vale West Primary School, Ascot Vale Government Primary 1.9 km 278 1,029
St Joseph's School, Brunswick West Catholic Primary 2.1 km 186 1,124
Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West Government Primary 2.1 km 430 1,168
Flemington Primary School, Flemington Government Primary 2.1 km 328 1,140
Ave Maria College, Aberfeldie Catholic Secondary 2.2 km 826 1,082
Mount Alexander 7-12 College, Flemington Government Secondary 2.2 km 827 1,069
Travancore School, Travancore Government Secondary 2.3 km
Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West Government Primary 2.3 km 375 1,140
Our Lady of the Nativity School, Aberfeldie Catholic Primary 2.3 km 364 1,111
Aberfeldie Primary School, Essendon Government Primary 2.3 km 374 1,108
St Brendan's School, Flemington Catholic Primary 2.4 km 82 993
Parkville College, Parkville Government Secondary 2.5 km
St Margaret's Primary School, Maribyrnong Catholic Primary 2.5 km 441 1,125
Kensington Community High School, Kensington Government Secondary 2.6 km 95 1,008
Pascoe Vale South Primary School, Pascoe Vale South Government Primary 2.6 km 308 1,108
Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West Government Primary 2.6 km 441 1,151
St Vincent de Paul's School, Strathmore Catholic Primary 2.6 km 431 1,124
Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington Government Primary 2.7 km 109 903
Buckley Park College, Essendon Government Secondary 2.8 km 888 1,088
Essendon North Primary School, Essendon North Government Primary 3.0 km 629 1,116
Kensington Primary School, Kensington Government Primary 3.1 km 427 1,153
Maribyrnong College, Maribyrnong Government Secondary 3.2 km 1,361 1,064
Coburg West Primary School, Coburg Government Primary 3.2 km 370 1,147
Strathmore Secondary College, Strathmore Government Secondary 3.2 km 1,958 1,086
Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick Government Secondary 3.3 km 1,074 1,119
St Fidelis' School, Moreland Catholic Primary 3.3 km 251 1,119
Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore Government Primary 3.3 km 304 1,104
Antonine College, Pascoe Vale South Catholic Combined 3.4 km 927 982
Holy Rosary School, Kensington Catholic Primary 3.5 km 242 1,149
Rosehill Secondary College, Niddrie Government Secondary 3.6 km 1,109 1,027
St John Bosco's School, Niddrie Catholic Primary 3.6 km 413 1,108
St Bernard's College, Essendon Catholic Secondary 3.6 km 1,567 1,100
Footscray High School, Footscray Government Secondary 3.7 km 1,326 1,078
St Aloysius College, North Melbourne Catholic Secondary 3.7 km 673 1,127
Niddrie Autistic School, Niddrie Government Primary 3.7 km 153 1,038
Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick Government Secondary 3.8 km 107 1,037
St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne Catholic Primary 3.9 km 236 1,098
Footscray North Primary School, Footscray Government Primary 4.1 km 630 1,080
Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg Government Primary 4.3 km 350 1,112
Coburg North Primary School, Coburg Government Primary 4.3 km 509 1,128
St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North Catholic Primary 4.3 km 66 1,103
Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill Government Secondary 4.5 km 862 1,152
Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North Government Primary 4.6 km 327 1,147

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 Moonee Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206031116/moonee-ponds/topic/education