63.1% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Watsonia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Watsonia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A jump in higher education has defined Watsonia over the last decade, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing 12 points since 2011. This shift to 30.8% means the area now sits well above the national figure. Residents are also more likely to have finished high school than most people across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Watsonia have finished Year 12 than in most other similar areas. This figure rose 12 points since 2011 to reach 63.1%, which is well above the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Watsonia, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is more likely to be qualified than the state average, with 30.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Certificates III and IV are the next most common qualifications at 24.9%.
30.8% ▲ +60.2%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 30.8%
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 Watsonia, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common here at 18.6%. Engineering and related fields follow at 15.2%, while society and culture account for 13.1% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most and have a higher average advantage score. While there are only 3 schools in the area, there are 36 schools within a 3km radius, which is more than about 77% of similar areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.76
Lower 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).
2,047
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
682
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,061
Higher than 69% 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 Watsonia
36 schools — 19,680 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 7 · Combined 6
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 63 | 1,027 |
| Loyola College, Watsonia | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 541 | 1,080 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 591 | 1,020 |
| Concord School, Bundoora | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 522 | 1,104 |
| Bundoora Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Parade College, Bundoora | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,968 | 1,077 |
| Bundoora Secondary College, Bundoora | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 540 | 1,030 |
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 144 | 1,055 |
| St Damian's School, Bundoora | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 378 | 1,080 |
| Macleod College, Macleod | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 545 | 1,073 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| Montmorency Secondary College, Montmorency | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,085 | 1,083 |
| Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 203 | 1,090 |
| Mastery Schools Victoria, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 62 | 1,082 |
| Northside Christian College, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 643 | 1,102 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| Greenhills Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 499 | 1,103 |
| Viewbank Primary School, Viewbank | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 656 | 1,138 |
| Montmorency Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 415 | 1,117 |
| Mill Park Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 529 | 1,065 |
| St Martin of Tours School, Rosanna | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 463 | 1,127 |
| Charles La Trobe P-12 College, Macleod West | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 741 | 930 |
| Rosanna Golf Links Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 557 | 1,133 |
| Lower Plenty Primary School, Lower Plenty | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 95 | 1,093 |
| Plenty Parklands Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 737 | 1,064 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 226 | 1,085 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Montmorency | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 382 | 1,122 |
| Sherbourne Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 64 | 1,086 |
| Rosanna Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 343 | 1,098 |
| Viewbank College, Viewbank | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,427 | 1,125 |
| Banyule Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 618 | 1,161 |
| Mill Park Secondary College, Mill Park | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 976 | 1,023 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Watsonia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011204/watsonia/topic/education