61.3% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bundoora - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bundoora - East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A jump in school completions and degrees has reshaped Bundoora - East since 2011. More than 61% of residents have now finished Year 12, and the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose by 7.1 percentage points over the decade. This shift has created a more highly qualified community than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose by 9.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 61.3%. This is a little above the national figure and about the same as the state average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bundoora - East, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 9 or below is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Australian average, while the most common qualification is a bachelor degree at 29.2%.
26.9% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 26.9%
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 Bundoora - East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce (20%) and engineering (14.5%), followed by society and culture at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bundoora - East has a high number of schools for its size, with 3,238 enrolments and an average school size that is much higher than most areas. Local schools also have a higher average advantage score than most similar areas.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.45
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
3,238
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
810
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,059
Higher than 68% 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 Bundoora - East
36 schools — 17,961 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 8 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 23 · Combined 7 · Secondary 6
| St Damian's School, Bundoora | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 378 | 1,080 |
| Parade College, Bundoora | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,968 | 1,077 |
| Concord School, Bundoora | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Northside Christian College, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 643 | 1,102 |
| Bundoora Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Bundoora Secondary College, Bundoora | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 540 | 1,030 |
| Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 541 | 1,080 |
| Loyola College, Watsonia | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 63 | 1,027 |
| Norris Bank Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 110 | 992 |
| Mastery Schools Victoria, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 62 | 1,082 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 591 | 1,020 |
| Mill Park Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 529 | 1,065 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| Macleod College, Macleod | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 545 | 1,073 |
| Northern School For Autism, Reservoir | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 525 | 1,030 |
| St John XXIII Primary School, Thomastown | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 228 | 1,035 |
| Kingsbury Primary School, Kingsbury | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 137 | 1,027 |
| Plenty Parklands Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 737 | 1,064 |
| Our Lady of the Way School, Kingsbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 167 | 1,079 |
| Charles La Trobe P-12 College, Macleod West | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 741 | 930 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 522 | 1,104 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Mill Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 1,260 | 1,073 |
| Findon Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 278 | 1,008 |
| Mill Park Secondary College, Mill Park | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 976 | 1,023 |
| Reservoir Views Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 288 | 1,034 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 144 | 1,055 |
| Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, Reservoir | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 53 | 1,032 |
| Rosanna Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 343 | 1,098 |
| Reservoir High School, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 629 | 989 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| Rosanna Golf Links Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 557 | 1,133 |
| St Martin of Tours School, Rosanna | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 463 | 1,127 |
| Reservoir East Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 276 | 935 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bundoora - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011196/bundoora-east/topic/education