51.8% —
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Reservoir - North West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Reservoir - North West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce are the most common areas of study in Reservoir - North West, where 16.5% of qualified residents hold a degree in this field. While the area has a strong variety of qualifications, the proportion of adults with a university degree is well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 51.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8% and well below the national figure. About 24% of people in the area left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Reservoir - North West, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 9 or below is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult is less likely to have a university degree here, with only 19.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is well below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
19.5% —
Lower than 55% 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 →Reservoir - North West splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond management and commerce, engineering is a popular field of study for 14.9% of qualified residents, followed by society and culture at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Reservoir - North West has 4 schools and a high number of schools per child, though the average school size of 235 is much lower than in most similar areas.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.72
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 79% 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).
938
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
235
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Lower than 59% 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 West
38 schools — 11,847 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 10 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 30 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| St Joseph the Worker School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 245 | 1,049 |
| William Ruthven Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 140 | 1,002 |
| William Ruthven Secondary College, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 478 | 977 |
| Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education - Prace College campus, Reservoir | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 75 | 946 |
| John Fawkner Secondary College, Fawkner | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 234 | 958 |
| Darul Ulum College of Victoria, Fawkner | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,766 | 1,005 |
| Reservoir Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 312 | 1,070 |
| Thomastown Meadows Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 252 | 954 |
| St Matthew's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 204 | 1,009 |
| Moomba Park Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 205 | 1,018 |
| Fawkner Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 238 | 1,020 |
| St Gabriel's School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 149 | 1,060 |
| Reservoir West Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 600 | 1,068 |
| Thomastown West Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 204 | 970 |
| St Clare's School, Thomastown | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 319 | 1,043 |
| Thomastown Secondary College, Thomastown | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 461 | 926 |
| Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, Reservoir | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 53 | 1,032 |
| Thomastown Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 176 | 967 |
| Reservoir Views Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 288 | 1,034 |
| St Mark's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 170 | 1,076 |
| Newlands Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 437 | 1,146 |
| Northern School For Autism, Reservoir | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 525 | 1,030 |
| Reservoir East Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 276 | 935 |
| Campbellfield Heights Primary School, Campbellfield | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 148 | 943 |
| Thomastown East Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 331 | 1,062 |
| St Raphael's School, Preston West | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 287 | 1,096 |
| Preston Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 646 | 1,113 |
| St Luke's School, Lalor | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 313 | 1,049 |
| Peter Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 101 | 968 |
| St Thomas More's School, Hadfield | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 366 | 1,074 |
| Belle Vue Park Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 159 | 949 |
| Holy Name School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 205 | 1,078 |
| Reservoir High School, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 629 | 989 |
| Our Lady of the Way School, Kingsbury | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 167 | 1,079 |
| Kingsbury Primary School, Kingsbury | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 137 | 1,027 |
| Lalor Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 228 | 984 |
| Norris Bank Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 110 | 992 |
| Lalor East Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 213 | 966 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Reservoir - North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209021524/reservoir-north-west/topic/education