62.9% —
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Reservoir - North East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Reservoir - North East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 62% of people in Reservoir - North East have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This area shows a strong trend toward higher education, with a typical resident more likely to hold a university degree than people in most other similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 62.9%, a little above the Victorian average and well above the national rate. Around 14.1% of residents finished school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Reservoir - North East, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 30.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is about the same as the state average but well above the Australian figure.
30.1% —
Higher than 69% 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 Reservoir - North East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by society and culture at 13.1% and engineering at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 3 schools in the area, which is smaller than about 55% of similar places. While the local school size is lower than most, there are 45 schools within 3km, a figure larger than about 87% of similar areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.37
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
45
Higher than 86% 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).
866
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
289
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,031
Higher than 57% 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 Reservoir - North East
45 schools — 17,817 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 10 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 11 · Combined 5
| Reservoir Views Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 288 | 1,034 |
| Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, Reservoir | Independent | Primary | 0.5 km | 53 | 1,032 |
| Northern School For Autism, Reservoir | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 525 | 1,030 |
| Our Lady of the Way School, Kingsbury | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 167 | 1,079 |
| Kingsbury Primary School, Kingsbury | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 137 | 1,027 |
| Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education - Prace College campus, Reservoir | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 75 | 946 |
| Reservoir Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 312 | 1,070 |
| Reservoir East Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 276 | 935 |
| Reservoir High School, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 629 | 989 |
| Norris Bank Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 110 | 992 |
| St Gabriel's School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 149 | 1,060 |
| William Ruthven Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 140 | 1,002 |
| William Ruthven Secondary College, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 478 | 977 |
| Holy Name School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 205 | 1,078 |
| St Joseph the Worker School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 245 | 1,049 |
| Thomastown Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 176 | 967 |
| Thomastown East Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 331 | 1,062 |
| Preston Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 646 | 1,113 |
| Northside Christian College, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 643 | 1,102 |
| St Damian's School, Bundoora | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 378 | 1,080 |
| Preston North East Primary School, East Preston | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 201 | 955 |
| East Preston Islamic College, Preston | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 733 | 976 |
| Bundoora Secondary College, Bundoora | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 540 | 1,030 |
| St John XXIII Primary School, Thomastown | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 228 | 1,035 |
| Bundoora Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Reservoir West Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 600 | 1,068 |
| Mastery Schools Victoria, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 62 | 1,082 |
| Lalor East Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 213 | 966 |
| Yarra Me School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | — | — |
| Thomastown Secondary College, Thomastown | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 461 | 926 |
| Thomastown West Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 204 | 970 |
| Northern College of the Arts and Technology, Preston | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 367 | 1,060 |
| St Luke's School, Lalor | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 313 | 1,049 |
| Thomastown Meadows Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 252 | 954 |
| Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,110 | 964 |
| St Clare's School, Thomastown | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 319 | 1,043 |
| Lalor Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 228 | 984 |
| Charles La Trobe P-12 College, Macleod West | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 741 | 930 |
| Preston High School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,275 | 1,104 |
| St Raphael's School, Preston West | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 287 | 1,096 |
| Parade College, Bundoora | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,968 | 1,077 |
| Preston West Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 670 | 1,135 |
| Newlands Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 437 | 1,146 |
| Peter Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 101 | 968 |
| Fawkner Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 238 | 1,020 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Reservoir - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209021523/reservoir-north-east/topic/education