75.8% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Essendon - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Essendon - East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost 44% of adults in Essendon - East hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where school completion rates and university qualifications are both much higher than in most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 75.8% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Essendon - East, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 11 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, as 44% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This stands far above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
44.0% —
Higher than 87% 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 Essendon - East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (17%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 24.1%, followed by society and culture at 13% and health at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger and have much higher advantage scores than most areas. There are four schools in the area, with half being Catholic and the rest split between government and independent.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.36
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
54
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).
2,822
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
706
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,129
Higher than 91% 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 Essendon - East
54 schools — 28,243 students, average ICSEA 1,091.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 17 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 14 · Combined 4
| Essendon Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 387 | 1,137 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
| St Therese's School, Essendon | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 529 | 1,116 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 512 | 1,129 |
| St Vincent de Paul's School, Strathmore | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 431 | 1,124 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 859 | 1,161 |
| Pascoe Vale South Primary School, Pascoe Vale South | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 308 | 1,108 |
| Strathmore Secondary College, Strathmore | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,958 | 1,086 |
| Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 304 | 1,104 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 290 | 1,145 |
| Essendon North Primary School, Essendon North | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 629 | 1,116 |
| Buckley Park College, Essendon | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 888 | 1,088 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| Ave Maria College, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 826 | 1,082 |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 289 | 1,136 |
| Our Lady of the Nativity School, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 364 | 1,111 |
| Antonine College, Pascoe Vale South | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 927 | 982 |
| Aberfeldie Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 374 | 1,108 |
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 186 | 1,124 |
| Coburg West Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 370 | 1,147 |
| Ascot Vale Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 265 | 1,140 |
| St Mary's School, Ascot Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 374 | 1,144 |
| Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 456 | 1,066 |
| St Fidelis' School, Moreland | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 251 | 1,119 |
| St John Bosco's School, Niddrie | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 413 | 1,108 |
| St Oliver Plunkett's School, Pascoe Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 379 | 1,100 |
| Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 430 | 1,168 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| Niddrie Autistic School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 153 | 1,038 |
| Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 103 | 1,021 |
| Rosehill Secondary College, Niddrie | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,109 | 1,027 |
| St Margaret's Primary School, Maribyrnong | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 441 | 1,125 |
| Coburg North Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 509 | 1,128 |
| St Bernard's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,567 | 1,100 |
| Strathmore North Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 632 | 1,116 |
| Ascot Vale West Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 278 | 1,029 |
| Flemington Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 328 | 1,140 |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College, Flemington | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 827 | 1,069 |
| St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 237 | 1,085 |
| Travancore School, Travancore | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | — | — |
| Parkville College, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | — | — |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| St Brendan's School, Flemington | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 82 | 993 |
| Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College, Pascoe Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 719 | 987 |
| Oak Park Primary School, Oak Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 388 | 1,095 |
| Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 350 | 1,112 |
| Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 109 | 903 |
| Pascoe Vale North Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 355 | 1,038 |
| Islamic College of Sport, Coburg | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 72 | 989 |
| Maribyrnong College, Maribyrnong | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,361 | 1,064 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 66 | 1,103 |
| Australian International Academy of Education, Coburg | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 2,215 | 1,071 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Niddrie Primary School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 299 | 1,052 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Essendon - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206031502/essendon-east/topic/education