69.6% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Viewbank - Yallambie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Viewbank - Yallambie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning and university degrees shape daily life in Viewbank - Yallambie. Nearly 70% of residents have finished Year 12, and more than a third of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, reflecting a strong trend toward further education in the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The share of people who completed Year 12 is 69.6%, which is far above the national figure of 58.8%. This number has climbed 13 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Viewbank - Yallambie, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 37.2% of the population, well above the 29.2% seen across Victoria. This qualification rate rose 11 points over the last decade.
37.2% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 37.2%
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 Viewbank - Yallambie, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6% and society and culture at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four government schools in the area, which are much larger than those in most similar places. While there are 49 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.10
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Higher than 87% 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).
2,772
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
693
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,114
Higher than 87% 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 Viewbank - Yallambie
49 schools — 26,752 students, average ICSEA 1,085.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 14 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 13 · Combined 7
| Viewbank Primary School, Viewbank | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 656 | 1,138 |
| Viewbank College, Viewbank | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,427 | 1,125 |
| St Martin of Tours School, Rosanna | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 463 | 1,127 |
| Rosanna Golf Links Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 557 | 1,133 |
| Banyule Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 618 | 1,161 |
| Macleod College, Macleod | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 545 | 1,073 |
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 144 | 1,055 |
| Rosanna Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 343 | 1,098 |
| Charles La Trobe P-12 College, Macleod West | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 741 | 930 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 522 | 1,104 |
| Heidelberg Primary School, Heidelberg | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 498 | 1,141 |
| Lower Plenty Primary School, Lower Plenty | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 95 | 1,093 |
| Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 591 | 1,020 |
| Mastery Schools Victoria, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 62 | 1,082 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,175 | 1,111 |
| St John's School, Heidelberg | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 345 | 1,129 |
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 63 | 1,027 |
| Bulleen Heights School, Bulleen | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 273 | 1,071 |
| Montmorency Secondary College, Montmorency | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,085 | 1,083 |
| Austin Hospital School, Heidelberg | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | — | — |
| Templestowe Valley Primary School, Lower Templestowe | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 309 | 1,092 |
| Loyola College, Watsonia | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| St Clement of Rome School, Bulleen | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 456 | 1,109 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| Montmorency Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 415 | 1,117 |
| Bundoora Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Bundoora Secondary College, Bundoora | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 540 | 1,030 |
| St Pius X School, Heidelberg West | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 46 | 1,056 |
| Concord School, Bundoora | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 541 | 1,080 |
| Montmorency South Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 620 | 1,112 |
| Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 203 | 1,090 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Montmorency | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 382 | 1,122 |
| St Kevin's School, Templestowe Lower | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 132 | 1,096 |
| Marcellin College, Bulleen | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,131 | 1,115 |
| East Preston Islamic College, Preston | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 733 | 976 |
| Templestowe Heights Primary School, Templestowe Lower | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 544 | 1,132 |
| Templestowe College, Templestowe Lower | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,227 | 1,099 |
| St Damian's School, Bundoora | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 378 | 1,080 |
| Sherbourne Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 64 | 1,086 |
| Kingsbury Primary School, Kingsbury | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 137 | 1,027 |
| Our Lady of the Way School, Kingsbury | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 167 | 1,079 |
| Preston North East Primary School, East Preston | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 201 | 955 |
| Eltham High School, Eltham | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 1,326 | 1,101 |
| Reservoir High School, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 629 | 989 |
| Northside Christian College, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 643 | 1,102 |
| Parade College, Bundoora | Catholic | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,968 | 1,077 |
| Catholic Ladies' College Ltd, Eltham | Catholic | Secondary | 5.7 km | 901 | 1,119 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Viewbank - Yallambie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011203/viewbank-yallambie/topic/education