88.5% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 91.4%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 88.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Flemington Racecourse · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Flemington Racecourse
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of people in Flemington Racecourse have completed high school and university than the national average. Over half of the adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 88.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national figure, though it has fallen slightly by 3 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Flemington Racecourse, Year 12 is the majority at 91%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified in the country, as 52.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Victorian average of 29.2%, despite a 3.8 point drop since 2011.
52.6% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 52.6%
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 Flemington Racecourse, Bachelor degree is the majority at 55%; Postgraduate degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 27.9%, followed by society and culture at 16.2% and natural and physical sciences at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 36 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas.
36
Higher than 77% 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).
Schools serving Flemington Racecourse
36 schools — 16,027 students, average ICSEA 1,108.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 13 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 9 · Combined 2
| Ascot Vale West Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 278 | 1,029 |
| Kensington Community High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 95 | 1,008 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 427 | 1,153 |
| St Mary's School, Ascot Vale | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 374 | 1,144 |
| St Monica's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 89 | 1,051 |
| Holy Rosary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 242 | 1,149 |
| St Brendan's School, Flemington | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 82 | 993 |
| Footscray High School, Footscray | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,326 | 1,078 |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College, Flemington | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 827 | 1,069 |
| Ascot Vale Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 265 | 1,140 |
| Flemington Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 328 | 1,140 |
| Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 109 | 903 |
| Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 103 | 1,021 |
| Travancore School, Travancore | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | — | — |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 289 | 1,136 |
| Footscray Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 336 | 1,115 |
| Maribyrnong College, Maribyrnong | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,361 | 1,064 |
| Footscray City Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 455 | 1,125 |
| Footscray North Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 630 | 1,080 |
| St John's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 227 | 1,136 |
| St Aloysius College, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 673 | 1,127 |
| Parkville College, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | — | — |
| St Margaret's Primary School, Maribyrnong | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 441 | 1,125 |
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 236 | 1,098 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 859 | 1,161 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 512 | 1,129 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 290 | 1,145 |
| Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 430 | 1,168 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
| Footscray West Primary School, West Footscray | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 672 | 1,117 |
| St Augustine's School, Yarraville | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 163 | 1,125 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| Ave Maria College, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 826 | 1,082 |
| Aberfeldie Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 374 | 1,108 |
| Our Lady of the Nativity School, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 364 | 1,111 |
| Essendon Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 387 | 1,137 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Flemington Racecourse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041120/flemington-racecourse/topic/education