61.5% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Reservoir - South East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Reservoir - South East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A slightly higher rate of university degrees than the national figure marks the educational profile of Reservoir - South East. About 28.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common here than in most similar areas. This trend of higher attainment is also seen in school completion rates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 61.5% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is higher than most areas and slightly above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Reservoir - South East, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 28.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or more, which is higher than most similar areas and just above the national figure.
28.6% —
Higher than 66% 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 - South East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 16.8%, followed by society and culture at 12.2% and engineering at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Four schools serve the area, with government schools making up 75% of the sector. There are 43 schools within 3km, which is more than about 85% of similar areas.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.14
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 85% 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).
1,756
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
439
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,037
Higher 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 - South East
43 schools — 14,969 students, average ICSEA 1,055.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 8 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 8 · Combined 8
| Reservoir East Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 276 | 935 |
| Reservoir High School, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 629 | 989 |
| Holy Name School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 205 | 1,078 |
| Preston North East Primary School, East Preston | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 201 | 955 |
| Preston Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 646 | 1,113 |
| East Preston Islamic College, Preston | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 733 | 976 |
| Yarra Me School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | — | — |
| Our Lady of the Way School, Kingsbury | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 167 | 1,079 |
| Kingsbury Primary School, Kingsbury | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 137 | 1,027 |
| Northern College of the Arts and Technology, Preston | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 367 | 1,060 |
| St Gabriel's School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 149 | 1,060 |
| Reservoir Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 312 | 1,070 |
| Reservoir Views Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 288 | 1,034 |
| Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, Reservoir | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 53 | 1,032 |
| Preston High School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,275 | 1,104 |
| Northern School For Autism, Reservoir | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 525 | 1,030 |
| Preston West Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 670 | 1,135 |
| Sacred Heart School, Preston | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 117 | 1,090 |
| St Raphael's School, Preston West | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 287 | 1,096 |
| Reservoir West Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 600 | 1,068 |
| Preston South Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 397 | 1,127 |
| Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education - Prace College campus, Reservoir | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 75 | 946 |
| St John's College Preston, Preston | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 345 | 1,066 |
| St Pius X School, Heidelberg West | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 46 | 1,056 |
| Charles La Trobe P-12 College, Macleod West | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 741 | 930 |
| Mastery Schools Victoria, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 62 | 1,082 |
| Penders Grove Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 160 | 1,021 |
| Newlands Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 437 | 1,146 |
| Thornbury High School, Thornbury | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,123 | 1,067 |
| William Ruthven Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 140 | 1,002 |
| St Joseph the Worker School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 245 | 1,049 |
| William Ruthven Secondary College, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 478 | 977 |
| Rosanna Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 343 | 1,098 |
| Norris Bank Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 110 | 992 |
| Waratah Special Developmental School, Bellfield | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 73 | 965 |
| Bell Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 440 | 1,165 |
| Bundoora Secondary College, Bundoora | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 540 | 1,030 |
| Bundoora Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| St Mary's School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 113 | 1,089 |
| Thornbury Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 308 | 1,093 |
| Macleod College, Macleod | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 545 | 1,073 |
| Fawkner Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 238 | 1,020 |
| Coburg Special Developmental School, Coburg | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 67 | 1,028 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Reservoir - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209021525/reservoir-south-east/topic/education